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Matthew 10:38-39
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Matthew 10:38-39
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38 (A)And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 (B)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
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Matthew 10:38-39
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Matthew 10:38-39
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38 And (A)the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 (B)The one who has found his [a]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his [b]life on My account will find it.
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- Matthew 10:39 Or soul
- Matthew 10:39 Or soul
Matthew 10:38-39
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Matthew 10:38-39
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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. 39 Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].(A)
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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).
Matthew 10:38-39
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Matthew 10:38-39
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38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(A) 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(B)
Matthew 16:24-25
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Matthew 16:24-25
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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
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Matthew 16:24-25
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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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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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Matthew 16:24-25
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Matthew 16:24-25
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A) 25 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(B)
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- Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
Luke 9:23-24
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Luke 9:23-24
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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. 24 (C)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
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- Luke 9:23 M omits daily
Luke 9:23-24
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Luke 9:23-24
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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. 24 For (B)whoever wants to save his [a]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [b]life for My sake, this is the one who will save it.
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Luke 9:23-24
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Luke 9:23-24
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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]. 24 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, he is the one who will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].
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Luke 9:23-24
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Luke 9:23-24
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23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.(A) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(B)
Galatians 5:24
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Galatians 5:24
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24 And those who are Christ’s (A)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Galatians 5:24
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Galatians 5:24
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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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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 5:24
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Galatians 5:24
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Mark 8:34-35
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Mark 8:34-35
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Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, (B)“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (C)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
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Mark 8:34-35
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Mark 8:34-35
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34 And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, (A)take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (B)whoever wants to save his [a]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [b]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
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Mark 8:34-35
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Mark 8:34-35
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34 Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and [a]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]. 35 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 and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].(A)
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- Mark 8:34 See note Matt 10:38.
Mark 8:34-35
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Mark 8:34-35
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The Way of the Cross
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(B)
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- Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
Luke 14:27
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Luke 14:27
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27 And (A)whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:27
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Luke 14:27
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27 Whoever does not (A)carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:27
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Luke 14:27
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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 14:27
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Luke 14:27
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27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.(A)
Luke 14:33
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Luke 14:33
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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
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Luke 14:33
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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
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Luke 14:33
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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 14:33
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Luke 14:33
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33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.(A)
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