Luke 9:23
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A Call to Discipleship
9:23Then81 he said to them all,82 “If anyone wants to become my follower,83 he must deny84 himself, take up his cross daily,85 and follow me.
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- 81 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
- 82 Here them all could be limited to the disciples, since Jesus was alone with them in v. 18. It could also be that by this time the crowd had followed and found him, and he addressed them, or this could be construed as a separate occasion from the discussion with the disciples in 9:18–22. The cost of discipleship is something Jesus was willing to tell both insiders and outsiders about. The rejection he felt would also fall on his followers.
- 83 Grk “to come after me.”
- 84 This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.
- 85 Only Luke mentions taking up one’s cross daily. To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
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.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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