Luke 9:23

And He spoke to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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, That it behooved the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be killed, and to rise the third day.

24For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:38Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

Mark 8:34And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

John 12:25The one loving his soul shall lose it; but the one that hateth his soul in this world will preserve it unto eternal life.

1 Corinthians 15:30Why indeed are we in jeopardy every hour?

2 Timothy 3:12But truly all wishing to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

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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