Luke 9:23

Take Up Your Cross

22“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

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Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Free Bible Version
“If any one of you wants to follow me, you must deny yourself, pick up your cross daily, and follow me,” Jesus told all of them.
Geneva Bible 1599
And he sayd to them all, If any man will come after me, let him denie himselfe, and take vp his crosse dayly, and follow me.
King James (Authorized) 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.
One Unity Resource Bible
He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his execution-stake, and follow me.
Translation for Translators
Then he said to all of them, “If any one of you wants to be my disciple, you must not do only what you yourself desire to do. Specifically, you must be willing each day [MET] to let others hurt you and disgrace you. That is like what is done to criminals who are forced to carry [MET] crosses to the place where they will be executed. That is what anyone who wants to be my disciple must do.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Noah Webster Bible
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.
World English Bible
He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Young's Literal Translation
And he said unto all, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;