Luke 9:23

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to be one of my disciples, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Text-Critical English NT

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

22saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised up.”

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

Mark 8:34Then he called the crowd over, along with his disciples, and said to them, “ Whoever wants to be one of my disciples must deny himself, 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 put ourselves in danger every hour?

2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life 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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