在基督教《聖經》有著同樣的描述:
路加福音 14:26 人到我這裡來,若不愛我勝過愛自己的父母,妻子,兒女,弟兄,姐妹,和自己的性命,就不能作我的門徒。(愛我勝過愛原文作恨)
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple.