Mark 8:34

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Mark 8:34

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Summary

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.

Called

Mark 7:14

Luke 9:23

Luke 20:45

Whosoever

Take

Follow

General references

Matthew 10:38

Luke 20:45

Bible References

Called

And summoning the crowd again, he said to them, "Listen to me, all [of you], and understand:

And he said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.

And [while] all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,

Whosoever

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell--into the unquenchable fire!

And if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your members be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into hell.

"Enter through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,

Whoever does not carry his own cross and {follow} me {cannot be} my disciple.

But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat {forever}, in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.

For [although I] am free from all [people], I have enslaved myself to all, in order that I may gain more.

But whatever [things] were gain to me, these [things] I have considered loss because of Christ.

training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,

Take

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one [thing]: Go, sell all that you have, and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

And [as they] were going out, they found a man of Cyrene {named} Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.

and carrying for himself the cross, he went out to the [place] called The Place of a Skull (which is called Golgotha in Aramaic),

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."

knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with [him], in order that the body of sin may be done away with, [that] we may no longer be enslaved to sin.

and if children, also heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together [with him] so that we may also be glorified together [with him].

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to people.

I die every day--yes indeed, by my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord!

and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Now those {who belong to Christ} have crucified the flesh together with its feelings and its desires.

But [as] for me, may it never be [that I] boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,

Therefore put to death {what is earthly in you}: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, which is idolatry,

For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.

Therefore, [because] Christ suffered in the flesh, you also equip yourselves with the same way of thinking, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Follow

But my servant Caleb, because another spirit was with him, he remained true after me, and I will bring him into the land that {he entered}, and his offspring will take possession of it.

I tore the kingdom from the house of David and I gave it to you. But you were not like my servant David who kept my commandments, and who went after me with all his heart, to do only [what is] right in my eyes.

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, {he cannot be} my disciple.

And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later."

(Now he said this to indicate by what kind of death he would glorify God.) And [after he] had said this, he said to him, "Follow me!"

So we must go out to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

[because I] know that the removal of my habitation is imminent, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

We have come to know love by this: that {he} laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.

General references

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

And [while] all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,