And he that taketh not his cross and followeth me, is not meet for me.
Mark 8:34 - William Tyndale New Testament ¶ And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them. Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake 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 he that taketh not his cross and followeth me, is not meet for me.
¶ Iesus then said to his disciples. If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyren, named Simon: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Iesus beheld him, and had a favour to him, and said unto him: One thing is lacking unto thee Go, and sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me, and take thy cross on thee.
¶ And he called all the people unto him, and said unto them: Hearken unto me every one of you and understand:
strive with your selves to enter in at the strait gate: For many I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
So likewise, none of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, can be my disciple.
When Iesus heard that, he said unto him: Yet lackest thou one thing. Sell all that thou hast, and distribute it unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, and follow me.
¶ Then in the audience of all the people, he said unto his disciples,
¶ And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take his cross on him daily, and follow me.
And he bare his cross, and went forth into a place called the place of dead men's skulls (which is named in hebrew, Golgotha)
and strengthened the disciples souls, exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must throwe much adversity enter into the kingdom of God.
This we must remember, that our old man is crucified with him also, that the body of sin might utterly be destroyed, that henceforth we should not be servants of sin.
If we be sons, we are also heirs (the heirs I mean of God) and heirs annexed with Christ, if so be that we suffer together, that we may be glorified together.
Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.
¶ For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more.
I am crucified with Christ. I live verily, yet now not I, but Christ liveth in me. The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, which loved me, and gave himself for me.
They that are Christi's, have crucified the flesh with the appetites and lusts.
God forbid that I should rejoice but in the cross of our Lord Iesu Christ, whereby the world is crucified as touching me, and I as concerning the world.
in knowing him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his passions, that I might be conformable unto his death,
¶ But the things that were winning unto me I counted loss for Christe's sake.
¶ Now joy I in my passions which I suffer for you, and fulfil that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation,
¶ Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:
We have heard say no doubt that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies.
and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live honestly, righteously, and godly in this present world,
Let us go forth therefore out of the tents, and suffer rebuke with him.
¶ For as much as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he which suffereth in the flesh ceaseth from sin,
but rejoice in as much as ye are partakers of Christe's passions, that when his glory appeareth, ye may be merry and glad.
for as much as I am sure how that the time is at hand that I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Iesus Christ hath shewed me.
¶ Hereby perceive we love: that he gave his life for us: And we ought also to give our lives for the brethren.
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation x. days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.