Luke 9:23

New Century Version

Jesus said to all of them, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me.

Cross References

Romans 8:13

If you use your lives to do the wrong things your sinful selves want, you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit’s help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, you will have true life.

Colossians 3:5

So put all evil things out of your life: sexual sinning, doing evil, letting evil thoughts control you, wanting things that are evil, and greed. This is really serving a false god.

2 Timothy 3:12

Everyone who wants to live as God desires, in Christ Jesus, will be persecuted.

Titus 2:12

It teaches us not to live against God nor to do the evil things the world wants to do. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a wise and right way and in a way that shows we serve God.

Hebrews 13:13

So let us go to Jesus outside the camp, holding on as he did when we are abused.