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Old 04-08-2007, 10:19 PM
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rrford,
I'm not sure it means to love less. I think when you really love your own flesh and blood you can't fathom that. I think He is just saying that whatever your interaction and relationship is with them, don't put their motivation in your life as more important than the will of God.
Every NT reference, including the one I was using, defines the word this way:

miseo

NT:3404 miseo (mis-eh'-o); from a primary misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less:
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