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Luke 9:23

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Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

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

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

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.