Matthew 10:37

10:37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Acts 4:19

4:19 But Peter and John replied, ¹  “Whether it is right before God to obey ²  you rather than God, you decide,

Acts 5:29

5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, ³  “We must obey ⁴  God rather than people. ⁵ 

[4:19]  ¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

[4:19]  ² tn Grk “hear,” but the idea of “hear and obey” or simply “obey” is frequently contained in the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw; see L&N 36.14).

[5:29]  ³ tn Grk “apostles answered and said.”

[5:29]  ⁴ sn Obey. See 4:19. This response has Jewish roots (Dan 3:16-18; 2 Macc 7:2; Josephus, Ant. 17.6.3 [17.159].

[5:29]  ⁵ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).