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and he made us to be a Kingdom, priestsExodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6 to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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And formed us into a kingdom (a royal race), priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion throughout the ages and forever and ever. Amen (so be it).(A)

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and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve his God and Father(B)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(C)

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But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own [a]purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.(A)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:9 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.

But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E)

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23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,[a] and follow me.

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  1. 9:23 TR, NU add “daily”

23 And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [[a]disown himself, [b]forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, [c]refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [[d]cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].

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  1. Luke 9:23 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
  2. Luke 9:23 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Luke 9:23 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  4. Luke 9:23 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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.(A)

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38 He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me.

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38 And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me [[a]cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also] is not worthy of Me.

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  1. Matthew 10:38 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(A)

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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself [disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests] and take up his cross and follow Me [[a]cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also].

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  1. Matthew 16:24 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A)

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34 He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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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].

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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.

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)

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21 Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

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21 And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him, You lack one thing; go and sell all you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come [and] accompany Me [[a]walking the same road that I walk].

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  1. Mark 10:21 Literal translation.

21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor,(A) and you will have treasure in heaven.(B) Then come, follow me.”(C)

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15 He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

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15 And He died for all, so that all those who live might live no longer to and for themselves, but to and for Him Who died and was raised again for their sake.

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15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(A) but for him who died for them(B) and was raised again.

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23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,[a] and follow me.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:23 TR, NU add “daily”

23 And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [[a]disown himself, [b]forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, [c]refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [[d]cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:23 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
  2. Luke 9:23 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Luke 9:23 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  4. Luke 9:23 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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.(A)

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