Luke 9:23

“And 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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Luke 9:23

“� And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him denie himselfe, and take vp his crosse daily, and follow me.”
King James Version (1611) - View original scan of Luke chapter 9

“And He was saying to {them} all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”
New American Standard Version (1995)

“And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.”
Basic English Bible

“And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;”
Darby Bible

“And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. ”
Douay Rheims Bible

“And 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. ”
Webster's Bible

“And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.”
Weymouth Bible

“He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
World English Bible

“And he seide to alle, If ony wole come aftir me, denye he hym silf, and take he his cross euery dai, and sue he me.”
Wycliffe Bible

“And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;”
Youngs Literal Bible

Grace's comment on 2021-02-28 05:46:46:

This verse has spoken to me day after day since giving up my life the way it once was. I lived for me... not effort, thought or consideration to God. On September 23rd - (yes, 9:23) I was gifted an opportunity to face my ways and ask God for help. I've been sober since. Should I have kept to my ways, and denied Jesus... I certainly would not be where I am now.

This verse reminds me, life here on earth is but one day at a time. Picking up my own cross, the truth of suffering and seasons of painful deaths of my old ways, as a reminder that the Kingdom of God awaits me and I have the responsibility of carrying my cross like a picket sign to others... to say if you want what I have, here is the way - the only way. The difficulties of earthly life come and go, but each day, as I renew my faith (pick up my cross) I find myself better able to understand what Jesus meant by not having to wait to die, to see heaven here on earth. Luke 9:23-27

SHIRLEY's comment on 2015-09-30 14:34:09:

I THINK THIS VERSE IS SAYING TO FOLLOW JESUS YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR CROSS, EVERY THING THAT JESUS ACCOMPLISH ON THE CROSS IS YOUR CROSS,

nolan weigh's comment on 2013-07-28 05:08:21:

This text tell me that I must deny the world that is the flesh/worldly possessions and follow Jesus(the church).To take up your cross is to adhere to your responsibilities as a house priest. To lead your family in righteousness and to do the will of God. Stay within the rules and regulations of your church which is their to protect you.

evangalist sanders's comment on 2013-02-27 17:28:25:

Teddy's comment on 2013-02-20 12:39:44:

I believe that this verse has not yet been fully understood. To say come after me, and then say follow me is redundant. After much meditation and prayer about this particular scripture, it was revealed to me by the Holy Spirit, that what our Lord is saying is "if any man will be my successor in the earth, let him deny himself and live as I lived".

Jaclyn's comment on 2010-06-08 17:57:21:

I think of this scripure is to not to think of yourself anymore than you used to,living the life with JESUS TAKING UP THE CROSS is letting GOD know that you really need him,and that you are ready to live the life that he has given you proving yourself that you can do all things through Christ that strengthen you.

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