Luke 9:23-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Take Up Your Cross
23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with[a] Me, he must deny himself,(A) take up his cross daily,[b] and follow Me.(B) 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.(C) 25 What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?(D) 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words,(E) the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory(F) and that of the Father and the holy angels.(G) 27 I tell you the truth: There are some standing here who will not taste death(H) until they see the kingdom of God.”(I)
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Luke 9:23-27
Lexham English Bible
Taking Up One’s Cross to Follow Jesus
23 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. 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it. 25 For what is a person benefited if he[a] gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of this person when he comes in his glory and the glory[b] of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God.”
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