Mat 10:37 | KJV | STEP | He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me .

Matt 10: 37

(KJV)

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

(NASB2020)

“ ^aThe one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

(NET2full)

“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy ^{▼▼tn Here “worthy” (ἄξιος, axios) means “does not deserve to belong to me” (BDAG 94 s.v. 2.a), i.e., “is not worthy to be my disciple” (cf. Luke 14:26) or perhaps “is not worthy to participate in the kingdom” (to be undeserving of Jesus is to be undeserving of the kingdom he brings).} ^{▼▼sn The statement demands uncompromising, radical loyalty to Jesus, a loyalty so powerful that it surpasses normal human relationships, even familial ones.} of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.