Luke 9:23

And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

22and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."

24For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:38and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

Mark 8:34Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

John 12:25He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.

1 Corinthians 15:30Why also do we Apostles expose ourselves to danger every hour?

2 Timothy 3:12And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of 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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