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22 having said that “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day”.

Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross, Follow Me. Some Here Will See My Kingdom

23 And He was saying to everyone, “If anyone wants to be coming after Me, let him deny[a] himself, and let him take up his cross[b] daily, and let him be following Me. 24 For whoever wants to save[c] his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for My sake— this one will save it.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:23 That is, disown and refuse to follow the impulses of self.
  2. Luke 9:23 That is, the instrument of his death to self.
  3. Luke 9:24 That is, by avoiding his cross.

22 And he said, “The Son of Man(A) must suffer many things(B) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(C) and he must be killed(D) and on the third day(E) be raised to life.”(F)

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.(G) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(H)

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