Luke 9:23

Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

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In The King James Version

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

In Context

22“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day rise again.”

24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

Mark 8:34Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to follow after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

John 12:25Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

1 Corinthians 15:30And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:19-28

Peter's Enlightened Testimony;Self-Denial Enjoined. 18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer… Read the whole commentary →

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