KJV King James Version
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.
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Mark 8:34
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
WEB World English Bible
He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, ‘Whoever doth will to come after me—let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;
Surrounding context — Mark 8
31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
34 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.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandπροσκαλεσάμενοςG4341 · proskaleōto call to/summonτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλονG3793 · ochloscrowdσὺνG4862 · sunwithτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταῖςG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heεἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneθέλειG2309 · thelōto will/desireὀπίσωG3694 · opisōafterμουG3165 · memeἀπαρνησάσθωG533 · aparneomaito denyἑαυτὸνG1438 · heautouthemselfκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀράτωG142 · airōto take upτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσταυρὸνG4716 · stauroscrossαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀκολουθείτωG190 · akoloutheōto followμοι.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Matthew 10:38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.Luke 14:26-27If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:1 Kings 14:8And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.Galatians 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.1 John 3:16Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.Numbers 14:24But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Philippians 3:10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.Luke 9:23And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.Philippians 3:7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:1 Corinthians 15:31I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.1 Peter 4:1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;1 Corinthians 4:9-13For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.Galatians 6:14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
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