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34 And Jesus called [to Him] the throng with His disciples and said to them, If anyone intends to come after Me, let him deny himself [forget, ignore, disown, and [a]lose sight of himself and his own interests] and take up his cross, and [[b]joining Me as a disciple and siding with My party] follow [c]with Me [continually, cleaving steadfastly to Me].

35 For whoever wants to save his [[d]higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it [the [e]lower, natural, temporal life [f]which is lived only on earth]; and whoever gives up his life [which is lived only on earth] for My sake and the Gospel’s will save it [his [g]higher, spiritual life [h]in the eternal kingdom of God].

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Mark 8:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Mark 8:34 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
  4. Mark 8:35 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausett and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
  5. Mark 8:35 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausett and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
  6. Mark 8:35 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  7. Mark 8:35 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausett and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
  8. Mark 8:35 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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