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Whoeverὅστιςdoes notοὐcarryβαστάζειhis ownἑαυτοῦcrossτὸν σταυρὸνandκαὶcomeἔρχεταιafterὀπίσωmeμουcannotοὐ δύναταιbeεἶναίmyμουdisciple.μαθητής
Luke 14:27
Study it in the app“Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.”
Jesus says to sit down and count the cost, with a tower and a king as examplesFollowing Jesus
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:27, word by word
- carryβαστάζειbastazei
carry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “bastazei” appears- crossσταυρὸνstauron
carry the cross
"Take up the cross": follow Christ, ready to die.
Where else “stauron” appears- comeἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- afterὀπίσωopisō
follow after
To walk behind someone, follow them.
Where else “opisō” appears- cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- beεἶναίeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- discipleμαθητήςmathētēs
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētēs” appears
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Luke 14:26-27
26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even his own life as well, he cannot be my disciple. 27Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
34Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36and a person’s enemies will be the members of his household. 37The one who holds father or mother dearer than me is not worthy of me; and the one who holds son or daughter dearer than me is not worthy of me. 38And whoever does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. 39The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life for my sake will find it.
51Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. 52For from now on there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three; 53they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against the mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.”
The context
26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even his own life as well, he cannot be my disciple.
27 · This verse (above)
28For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see whether he has enough for completion?
To study Luke 14 in a group
1. What it says
What excuses do the guests give for not coming to the great banquet, and whom does the master of the house invite afterward? (vv. 16-24)
2. What it means
Jesus says that whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. How does he illustrate this at the table? (vv. 7-11)
3. How I live it
Jesus suggests inviting those who cannot repay you. Whom could you invite or help without expecting anything in return? (vv. 12-14)