NowthisHe said,signifyingby what kindof deathhe would glorifyGod.And when He had spokenthis,He saidto him, "FollowMe!"
"But My servantCaleb,becausehe hashada differentspiritand has followedMe fully,I will bringinto the landwhichhe entered,and his descendantsshall takepossessionof it.
"And he whodoes not takehis crossand followafterMe is not worthyof Me.
And Jesussaidto them, "TrulyI sayto you, that you who have followedMe, in the regenerationwhenthe Sonof Manwill siton His gloriousthrone,you alsoshall situpon twelvethrones,judgingthe twelvetribesof Israel.
But Jesussaidto him, "FollowMe, and allowthe deadto burytheir owndead."
"IfanyoneservesMe, he must followMe; and whereI am,thereMy servantwill be also;ifanyoneservesMe, the Fatherwill honorhim.
But He was sayingthisto indicatethe kindof deathby whichHe was to die.
to fulfillthe wordof JesuswhichHe spoke,signifyingby what kindof deathHe was aboutto die.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, whenyou were younger,you used to girdyourselfand walkwhereveryou wished;but whenyou grow old,you will stretchout your handsand someone elsewill girdyou, and bringyou whereyou do not wishto [go]."
Jesussaidto him, "IfI wanthim to remainuntilI come,what[is that] to you? You followMe!"
accordingto my earnest expectationand hope,that I will not be put to shamein anything,but [that] with allboldness,Christwill evennow,as always,be exaltedin my body,whetherby lifeorby death.
knowingthat the laying asideof my [earthly] dwellingis imminent,as alsoour LordJesusChristhas made clearto me.
Samuelsaidto the people,"Do not fear.You have committedallthisevil,yetdo not turnasidefrom followingthe LORD,but servethe LORDwith allyour heart.
