Luke 14:25

THE MESSAGE

One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, "Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one's own self!—can't be my disciple. Anyone who won't shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can't be my disciple.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now great crowds were traveling with him. So he turned and said to them:

King James Version (1611)
And there went great multitudes with him: and hee turned, and said vnto them,

King James Version
And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

English Standard Version
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,

New American Standard Bible
Now large crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them,

New Century Version
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and said to them,

Amplified Bible
Now large crowds were going along with Jesus; and He turned and said to them,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now many crowds were going along with Him, and He turned and said to them,

Berean Standard Bible
Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

Contemporary English Version
Large crowds were walking along with Jesus, when he turned and said:

Complete Jewish Bible
Large crowds were traveling along with Yeshua. Turning, he said to them,

Darby Translation
And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,

Easy-to-Read Version
Many people were traveling with Jesus. He said to them,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe there went great multitudes with him, and he turned and sayd vnto them,

George Lamsa Translation
And while many people were going with him, he turned and said to them,

Good News Translation
Once when large crowds of people were going along with Jesus, he turned and said to them,

Lexham English Bible
Now large crowds were going along with him, and he turned around and said to them,

Literal Translation
And great crowds came together to Him. And turning, He said to them,

American Standard Version
Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

Bible in Basic English
Now a great number of people went with him.

Hebrew Names Version
Now great multitudes went with him. He turned and said to them,

International Standard Version
Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus.him">[fn] He turned and said to them,

Etheridge Translation
AND while great multitudes were going with him, he turned and said to them,

Murdock Translation
And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There went a great companie with hym: and he returned, and sayde vnto them,

English Revised Version
Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

World English Bible
Now great multitudes went with him. He turned and said to them,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And great multitudes went with him. And he turned and said to them,

Weymouth's New Testament
On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And myche puple wenten with hym; and he turnede, and seide to hem,

Update Bible Version
Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said to them,

Webster's Bible Translation
And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said to them,

New English Translation
Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,

New King James Version
Matthew 10:34-39">[xr] Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them,

New Living Translation
A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them,

New Life Bible
Many people followed Jesus. Then He turned around and said to them,

New Revised Standard
Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there were journeying together with him many multitudes; and, turning, he said unto them -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them:

Revised Standard Version
Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ther went agreate copany with him and he turned and sayde vnto them:

Young's Literal Translation
And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There wente moch people with him, and he turned him aboute and sayde vnto them:

Mace New Testament (1729)
After this a great multitude being gather'd about him, he address'd himself to them,

Simplified Cowboy Version
One day, Jesus was riding along, and a large group of people were following. He turned around and said,

Contextual Overview

²⁵One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, "Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one's own self!—can't be my disciple. Anyone who won't shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can't be my disciple. ²⁸"Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn't first sit down and figure the cost so you'll know if you can complete it? If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you're going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you: ‘He started something he couldn't finish.' ³¹"Or can you imagine a king going into battle against another king without first deciding whether it is possible with his ten thousand troops to face the twenty thousand troops of the other? And if he decides he can't, won't he send an emissary and work out a truce? ³³ "Simply put, if you're not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can't be my disciple. ³⁴ "Salt is excellent. But if the salt goes flat, it's useless, good for nothing. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?" ³⁵ One time when Jesus went for a Sabbath meal with one of the top leaders of the Pharisees, all the guests had their eyes on him, watching his every move. Right before him there was a man hugely swollen in his joints. So Jesus asked the religion scholars and Pharisees present, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath? Yes or no?" They were silent. So he took the man, healed him, and sent him on his way. Then he said, "Is there anyone here who, if a child or animal fell down a well, wouldn't rush to pull him out immediately, not asking whether or not it was the Sabbath?" They were stumped. There was nothing they could say to that. He went on to tell a story to the guests around the table. Noticing how each had tried to elbow into the place of honor, he said, "When someone invites you to dinner, don't take the place of honor. Somebody more important than you might have been invited by the host. Then he'll come and call out in front of everybody, ‘You're in the wrong place. The place of honor belongs to this man.' Red-faced, you'll have to make your way to the very last table, the only place left. "When you're invited to dinner, go and sit at the last place. Then when the host comes he may very well say, ‘Friend, come up to the front.' That will give the dinner guests something to talk about! What I'm saying is, If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face. But if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself." Then he turned to the host. "The next time you put on a dinner, don't just invite your friends and family and rich neighbors, the kind of people who will return the favor. Invite some people who never get invited out, the misfits from the wrong side of the tracks. You'll be—and experience—a blessing. They won't be able to return the favor, but the favor will be returned—oh, how it will be returned!—at the resurrection of God's people." That triggered a response from one of the guests: "How fortunate the one who gets to eat dinner in God's kingdom!" Jesus followed up. "Yes. For there was once a man who threw a great dinner party and invited many. When it was time for dinner, he sent out his servant to the invited guests, saying, ‘Come on in; the food's on the table.' "Then they all began to beg off, one after another making excuses. The first said, ‘I bought a piece of property and need to look it over. Send my regrets.' "Another said, ‘I just bought five teams of oxen, and I really need to check them out. Send my regrets.' "And yet another said, ‘I just got married and need to get home to my wife.' "The servant went back and told the master what had happened. He was outraged and told the servant, ‘Quickly, get out into the city streets and alleys. Collect all who look like they need a square meal, all the misfits and homeless and wretched you can lay your hands on, and bring them here.' "The servant reported back, ‘Master, I did what you commanded—and there's still room.' "The master said, ‘Then go to the country roads. Whoever you find, drag them in. I want my house full! Let me tell you, not one of those originally invited is going to get so much as a bite at my dinner party.'" One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, "Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one's own self!—can't be my disciple. Anyone who won't shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can't be my disciple. "Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn't first sit down and figure the cost so you'll know if you can complete it? If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you're going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you: ‘He started something he couldn't finish.' "Or can you imagine a king going into battle against another king without first deciding whether it is possible with his ten thousand troops to face the twenty thousand troops of the other? And if he decides he can't, won't he send an emissary and work out a truce? "Simply put, if you're not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can't be my disciple. "Salt is excellent. But if the salt goes flat, it's useless, good for nothing. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?"

Bible Verse Review
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Luke 12:1, John 6:24-27

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there went great multitudes with him,.... From Galilee, as he journeyed from thence to Jerusalem; some for one thing, and some another, and all perhaps were in expectation of his setting up a temporal kingdom when he came there; and hoped they should share, more or less, the worldly advantages of it; for the whole nation was big with such carnal notions of the Messiah. Jesus therefore, to draw off their minds from such views, and that they might not be disappointed, acquaints them, that if they would be his disciples, they must part with all that was near and dear to them; and prepare to suffer great hardships and difficulties for his name's sake: for it follows,

and he turned; himself to the company that was behind: and said unto them; with a grave and stern countenance, looking wistly at them, and in the most solemn manner delivered what is hereafter related.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See notes on Matthew 10:37-38.