“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.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. ¹ 

And whoever does not take up his cross ¹  and follow me is not worthy of me.

who is coming after me. I am not worthy ¹  to untie the strap ²  of his sandal!”

I called ¹  to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, ²  and I was delivered from my enemies.

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me ¹  like one of your hired workers.”’

I called ¹  to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, ²  and I was delivered from my enemies.

Whenever ¹  you enter a town or village, ²  find out who is worthy there ³  and stay with them ⁴  until you leave.

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

When ¹  they came ²  to Jesus, they urged ³  him earnestly, ⁴  “He is worthy ⁵  to have you do this for him,

The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness! ¹ 

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy ¹  to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. ² 

exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

Elders who provide effective leadership ¹  must be counted worthy ²  of double honor, ³  especially those who work hard in speaking ⁴  and teaching.

So ¹  I began weeping bitterly ²  because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Then ¹  his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven ²  and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ³ 

But those who are regarded as worthy to share in ¹  that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. ² 

This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy ¹  of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

But you have a few individuals ¹  in Sardis who have not stained ²  their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed ³  in white, because they are worthy.