Luke 14:27
And whoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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In The King James Version
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 13:21but he has no root in himself and is short-lived; for when trial or persecution comes because of the word, directly he is offended.
Mark 8:34He summoned the crowd, along with His disciples, and said to them: “Whoever wants to follow along behind me must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Mark 15:21A certain passer-by, Simon a Cyrenian (the father of Alexander and Rufus), coming in from the countryside, was compelled to carry His cross.
John 19:17And carrying His cross He went out to the place called ‘Skull’, which in Hebrew is called ‘ Golgotha’;
2 Timothy 1:12That is why I am suffering these things, yet I am not ashamed because I know in whom I have believed and am certain that He is able to guard my deposit until that Day.
Matthew Henry on Luke 14:26-35
The Necessity of Self-denial. 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after… Read the whole commentary →