Luke 9:22-24

Expanded Bible

²² “The Son of Man [^Ca title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14] must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the Jewish elders, the ·leading [^Tchief] priests, and the ·teachers of the law [scribes]. He will be killed and ·after three days [^Lon the third day] will be raised from the dead.”

²³ Jesus said to all of them, “If ·people want [^Lanyone wants] to follow me, they must ·give up the things they want [deny themselves; set aside their own interests]. They must ·be willing to give up their lives [^Ltake up their cross] daily and follow me. ²⁴ [^LFor] Those who want to save their lives will ·give up true life [^Llose their life/soul; ^CGreek psychē can mean “life” or “soul”]. But those who ·give up [lose; sacrifice] their lives for ·me [my sake] will ·have true life [save their lives/souls].