Matthew 10:38
New King James Version
38 (A)And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
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Matthew 10:38
New American Standard Bible
38 And (A)the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
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Matthew 10:38
Amplified Bible
38 And he who does not take his [a]cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.
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- Matthew 10:38 The historical background behind this statement is that those who were about to be crucified had to carry the crossbeam to which they would be nailed or bound. In addition to the terrible agony that crucifixion inflicted, it was such a great indignity that some of the Roman writers used the word cross as a curse word in the expression “Go to a bad cross!” (Lat i in malam crucem).
Luke 14:27
New King James Version
27 And (A)whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:27
New American Standard Bible
27 Whoever does not (A)carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:27
Amplified Bible
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow after Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:33
New King James Version
33 So likewise, whoever of you (A)does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:33
New American Standard Bible
33 So then, none of you can be My disciple who (A)does not [a]give up all his own possessions.
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- Luke 14:33 Or renounce
Luke 14:33
Amplified Bible
33 So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not [carefully consider the cost and then for My sake] [a]give up all his own possessions.
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- Luke 14:33 Jesus probably is referring to a willingness and commitment to do so when necessary. Discipleship does not require poverty.
Luke 9:23
New King James Version
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
23 (B)Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross [a]daily, and follow Me.
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- Luke 9:23 M omits daily
Luke 9:23
New American Standard Bible
23 And He was saying to them all, “(A)If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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Luke 9:23
Amplified Bible
23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross daily [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me].
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1 Corinthians 1:18
New King James Version
Christ the Power and Wisdom of God(A)
18 For the [a]message of the cross is (B)foolishness to (C)those who are perishing, but to us (D)who are being saved it is the (E)power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Lit. word
1 Corinthians 1:18
New American Standard Bible
The Wisdom of God
18 For the word of the cross is (A)foolishness to (B)those who [a]are perishing, but to us who [b]are being saved it is (C)the power of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or perish
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 Or are saved
1 Corinthians 1:18
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The Wisdom of God
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God’s grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God.
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Matthew 16:24-25
New King James Version
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
24 (B)Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and (C)follow Me. 25 For (D)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
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Matthew 16:24-25
New American Standard Bible
Discipleship Is Costly
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, (A)take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For (B)whoever wants to save his [a]life will lose it; but whoever loses his [b]life for My sake will find it.
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- Matthew 16:25 Or soul
- Matthew 16:25 Or soul
Matthew 16:24-25
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Discipleship Is Costly
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. 25 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].
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Galatians 5:24
New King James Version
24 And those who are Christ’s (A)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Galatians 5:24
New American Standard Bible
24 Now those who [a]belong to (A)Christ Jesus (B)crucified the flesh with its passions and (C)desires.
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- Galatians 5:24 Lit are of Christ Jesus
Galatians 5:24
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24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the [a]sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.
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- Galatians 5:24 Lit flesh.
Galatians 2:20
New King James Version
20 I have been (A)crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh (B)I live by faith in the Son of God, (C)who loved me and gave Himself for me.
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Galatians 2:20
New American Standard Bible
20 I have been (A)crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but (B)Christ lives in me; and [a]the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in (C)the Son of God, who (D)loved me and (E)gave Himself up for me.
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- Galatians 2:20 Or insofar as I
Galatians 2:20
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20 I have been crucified with Christ [that is, in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body I live by faith [by adhering to, relying on, and completely trusting] in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
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2 Corinthians 4:10-11
New King James Version
10 (A)always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, (B)that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live (C)are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
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2 Corinthians 4:10-11
New American Standard Bible
10 (A)always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that (B)the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who live are constantly being handed over to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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2 Corinthians 4:10-11
Amplified Bible
10 always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown in our body. 11 For we who live are constantly [experiencing the threat of] being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be evidenced in our mortal body [which is subject to death].
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