Ok so here are some translations for you to review.
So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. KJV
So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions. NASB
In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions. ISV
So in the same way, whoever does not renounce all that he has, cannot be My disciple. TLV
So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. ESV
I am sure I missed some of your favorite translations.
The point I am seeing is that there is actually a qualification for disciples. Disciples must do Luke 14:33 or, they are not, or cannot be disciples. Then you look at Acts 2:44 and Acts 4:32 and see a direct correlation. People asked, what should we do to be saved and with many other words of Acts 2:40, the apostles taught everything their master taught. They were devoted to the apostles teachings as in Acts 2:42, and the apostles were teaching them to give up all that they had and follow them. That is what he said to do in Matthew 28:20. He taught them to leave everything behind and follow Him ( Mark 10:28 ), and the apostles did the exact same thing on the day of Pentecost. This was what formed the church.
So my questions is - Does this still apply? Or are these words of the Savior of the whole world invalid as we have graduated or matured as a church?
So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. KJV
So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions. NASB
In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions. ISV
So in the same way, whoever does not renounce all that he has, cannot be My disciple. TLV
So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. ESV
I am sure I missed some of your favorite translations.
The point I am seeing is that there is actually a qualification for disciples. Disciples must do Luke 14:33 or, they are not, or cannot be disciples. Then you look at Acts 2:44 and Acts 4:32 and see a direct correlation. People asked, what should we do to be saved and with many other words of Acts 2:40, the apostles taught everything their master taught. They were devoted to the apostles teachings as in Acts 2:42, and the apostles were teaching them to give up all that they had and follow them. That is what he said to do in Matthew 28:20. He taught them to leave everything behind and follow Him ( Mark 10:28 ), and the apostles did the exact same thing on the day of Pentecost. This was what formed the church.
So my questions is - Does this still apply? Or are these words of the Savior of the whole world invalid as we have graduated or matured as a church?
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