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Mark 8:34–35

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TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

34Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself,q take up his cross,r and follow me.s 35For whoever wants to savet his life will lose it,u but whoever losesv his lifew because of mex and the gospely will save it.z

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Cross references

  1. qMk 10:45
  2. rLk 9:23
  3. sJn 8:12; 3Jn 9
  4. tAc 16:30; Jms 5:20; Jd 23
  5. u1Jn 3:16
  6. vMt 16:26
  7. wMt 10:39
  8. xMk 10:29; Rm 8:36
  9. yMk 1:1; Php 1:5
  10. zMt 16:25; Lk 9:24

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.

KJV 1900King 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. 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.