Luke 14:27
And whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Webster Bible
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 13:21Yet he hath not root in himself, but endureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, forthwith he is offended.
Mark 8:34And when he had called the people to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 15:21And they constrain one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
John 19:17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha:
2 Timothy 1:12For which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against 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 →