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Mark 8:34-35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Mark 8:34-35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Conditions of Discipleship. 34 He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said[a] to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.(A) 35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel[b] will save it.(B)
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- 8:34–35 This utterance of Jesus challenges all believers to authentic discipleship and total commitment to himself through self-renunciation and acceptance of the cross of suffering, even to the sacrifice of life itself. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it…will save it: an expression of the ambivalence of life and its contrasting destiny. Life seen as mere self-centered earthly existence and lived in denial of Christ ends in destruction, but when lived in loyalty to Christ, despite earthly death, it arrives at fullness of life.
- 8:35 For my sake and that of the gospel: Mark here, as at Mk 10:29 equates Jesus with the gospel.
Mark 8:34-35
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Mark 8:34-35
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel,[a] will save it.
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- Mark 8:35 Other ancient authorities read lose their life for the sake of the gospel
Mark 8:34-35
Good News Translation
Mark 8:34-35
Good News Translation
34 (A)Then Jesus called the crowd and his disciples to him. “If any of you want to come with me,” he told them, “you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me. 35 (B)For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it.
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Mark 8:34-35
New American Standard Bible
Mark 8:34-35
New American Standard Bible
34 And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, (A)take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (B)whoever wants to save his [a]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [b]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
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Mark 8:34-35
New International Version
Mark 8:34-35
New International Version
The Way of the Cross
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(B)
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- Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
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