and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, and yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes,
Mark 8:34 - English Standard Version 2016 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jesus called [to Him] the throng with His disciples and said to them, If anyone intends to come after Me, let him deny himself [forget, ignore, disown, and lose sight of himself and his own interests] and take up his cross, and [joining Me as a disciple and siding with My party] follow with Me [continually, cleaving steadfastly to Me]. American Standard Version (1901) And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Common English Bible After calling the crowd together with his disciples, Jesus said to them, “All who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me. Catholic Public Domain Version And calling together the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone chooses to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. |
and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, and yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, doing only that which was right in my eyes,
But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.
And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.
And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand:
“Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day!
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.
training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.