Luke 14:33

THE MESSAGE

"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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce

King James Version (1611)
So likewise, whosoeuer he be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

King James Version
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

English Standard Version
So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

New American Standard Bible
"So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

New Century Version
In the same way, you must give up everything you have to be my follower.

Amplified Bible
"So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not [carefully consider the cost and then for My sake] give up all his own possessions.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

Legacy Standard Bible
So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

Berean Standard Bible
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Contemporary English Version
So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.

Complete Jewish Bible
"So every one of you who doesn't renounce all that he has cannot be my talmid.

Darby Translation
Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.

Easy-to-Read Version
"It is the same for each of you. You must leave everything you have to follow me. If not, you cannot be my follower.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

George Lamsa Translation
So every man of you, who would not leave all his possessions, cannot be a disciple to me.

Good News Translation
In the same way," concluded Jesus, "none of you can be my disciple unless you give up everything you have.

Lexham English Bible
In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.

Literal Translation
So then every one of you who does not abandon all his possessions is not able to be My disciple.

American Standard Version
So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Bible in Basic English
And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

Hebrew Names Version
So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my talmid.

International Standard Version
In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions."

Etheridge Translation
So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.

Murdock Translation
So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So lykewyse, whosoeuer he be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he can not be my disciple.

English Revised Version
So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

World English Bible
So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So every one of you, who forsaketh not all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

Weymouth's New Testament
Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
So therfor ech of you, that forsakith not alle thingis that he hath, may not be my disciple.

Update Bible Version
So therefore whoever he is of you that does not renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.

Webster's Bible Translation
So likewise, whoever he is of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

New English Translation
In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

New King James Version
So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

New Living Translation
So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.

New Life Bible
In the same way, whoever does not give up all that he has, cannot be My follower.

New Revised Standard
So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, therefore, everyone from amongst you, who doth not bid adieu unto all his own possessions, cannot be my disciple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth cannot be my disciple.

Revised Standard Version
So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
So lykewyse none of you yt forsaketh not all yt he hath can be my disciple.

Young's Literal Translation
`So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So likewyse euery one of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, can not be my disciple.

Mace New Testament (1729)
in like manner every one of you must count upon renouncing all that he has, otherwise he cannot be my disciple.

Simplified Cowboy Version
You best realize that I am asking for everything when you ride for me, not just your weekends or a little of your wages. I require everything. Anything less than that and you'll never make it.

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
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 14:26, Luke 5:11, Luke 5:28, Luke 18:22, Luke 18:23, Luke 18:28-30, Acts 5:1-5, Acts 8:19-22, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, 2 Timothy 4:10, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:16

Reciprocal: Ruth 2:11 - and how Matthew 4:22 - General Matthew 7:13 - at Matthew 8:19 - I will Matthew 13:44 - for joy Matthew 18:8 - if Matthew 19:21 - go Matthew 19:27 - we have forsaken Mark 1:18 - forsook Mark 8:34 - Whosoever Mark 10:28 - Lo Luke 14:28 - counteth Acts 7:3 - Get Acts 19:19 - and burned

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So likewise whosoever he be of you,.... Let him be ever so forward to follow me, to make a profession of me and of my Gospel, and to become a disciple of mine:

that forsaketh not all that he hath; when called to it, relations, friends, possessions, estates, and what not, which is an explanation of Luke 14:26

he cannot be my disciple; he is not in fact one, and is not worthy to be called one.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 14:33. Whosoever he be of you — This seems to be addressed particularly to those who were then, and who were to be, preachers of his Gospel; and who were to travel over all countries, publishing salvation to a lost world.