²²^osaying, ^p“The Son of Man must ^qsuffer many things and ^rbe rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ^sthe third day be raised.”

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²³And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^tdeny himself and ^utake up his cross ^vdaily and follow me. ²⁴For ^uwhoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. ²⁵^wFor what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

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Luke 9:23: And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”

Cross references

oFor ver. 22–27, see Matt. 16:21–28; Mark 8:31–9:1
pch. 18:31; [ch. 13:33]
qch. 24:7; Matt. 17:12, 22, 23; Mark 9:30, 31
rch. 17:25; 1 Pet. 2:4; [ch. 20:17]
sch. 18:33; 24:7, 46; See Matt. 27:63; John 2:19
t[2 Tim. 2:12, 13]
uSee Matt. 10:38, 39
v 1 Cor. 15:31
u[See ver. 23 above]
w[ch. 12:20]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

saying, “It is necessary that the Son of Man suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself?

NLTNew Living Translation

“The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, 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, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised on the third day.

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. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it. For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

KJV 1900King James Version

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 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. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

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