Renounceth not (ουκ αποτασσετα). Old Greek word to set apart as in a military camp, then in the middle voice to separate oneself f…

Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not . . .—Better, that renounceth not. This, then, was the immediate less…

In Christ's days, and afterwards, discipleship usually involved the absolute giving up of everything that his followers had, for those were times o…

St. Gregory the Great: Because He had been giving high and lofty precepts, the comparison of building a tower immediately follo…

This is clearly a crucial verse. But does it mean that it is impossible to retain any possessions at all if one wants to be a true disciple? In con…

So then every one of you. This clause shows what is meant by the calculation of expenses, with which Christ instructs his followe…

So likewise whoever among you Let him be ever so forward to follow me, to make a profession of me and of my Gospel, and t…

Although the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, they all bear their cross and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus instructs them to anti…