Luke 9:23

21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

25 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
ASV
And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
DARBY
And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;
BLB
And He was saying to all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow Me.
ÅB
Og han sa til alle: Vil noen komme etter meg, da må han fornekte seg selv og hver dag ta sitt kors opp og følge meg.
OTB
Så sa han til dem alle: "Hvis noen ønsker å følge meg, må han fornekte seg selv, ta opp sitt kors daglig, og følge meg."
B1930
Og han sa til alle: Vil nogen komme efter mig, da må han fornekte sig selv og hver dag ta sitt kors op og følge mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 10:38–39

    and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

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  • Luke 14:26–27

    “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

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  • Romans 8:13

    For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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  • John 12:25–26

    Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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  • Mark 8:34–38

    Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

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  • Colossians 3:5

    Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

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  • Titus 2:12

    It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

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  • 2 Timothy 3:12

    Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

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