Luke 9:23-24
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. 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
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. 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
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]. 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
New International Version
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)
Luke 9:23-24
King James Version
23 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.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
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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 14:33
New International Version
33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.(A)
Luke 14:33
King James Version
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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