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 again calling all the people, he said to them, Hear me, all of you, and understand.

And he said to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And in the hearing of all the people he said to them,

Whosoever

And if your hand offends you, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than having two hands to go away into hell, into the inextinguishable fire.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Strive to enter in by the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

And we, the strong, ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.

Wherefore, if food offends my brother, I will eat no meat forever, that I may not offend my brother.

For being free from all men, I have made myself a servant of all, that I may gain more;

But whatever things were my gain, these I have considered a loss for the sake of Christ.

teaching us, that denying impiety and worldly desires we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present life,

Take

And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and take up your cross and follow me.

and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

And going out, they found a Cyrenian by the name of Simon, whom they compelled to bear his cross.

THEN they took Jesus, and putting the cross on him he went out to what is called the place of a cranium, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha,

confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.

knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin;

And if children, [we are] also heirs, heirs indeed of God and co-heirs with Christ, if we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him.

For I think that God has shown us the apostles last, as devoted to death, for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

By the joy on account of you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

I am crucified with Christ; and I no longer live myself, but Christ lives in me; and the present life which I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

And the [subjects] of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its affections and desires.

But far be it from me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world.

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

Now I rejoice in sufferings for you, and supply the deficiencies of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church,

Put to death, therefore, your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness which is idolatry,

For we hear that some go about among you in a disorderly manner, not working, but being above work;

Christ therefore having suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

Fear not what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Follow

If any one comes to me, and hates not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and still more his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

And Jesus hearing it, said to him, One thing you yet want; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.

My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me,

Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where do you go? Jesus answered Where I go you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow afterwards.

but he said this signifying by what death he should glorify God; and having said this, he said to him, Follow me.

Let us therefore go out to him without the encampment, bearing his reproach;

knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is at hand, as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.

By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

General references

and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

And in the hearing of all the people he said to them,