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Andδὲhe was sayingἜλεγενtoπρὸςall,πάντας“IfΕἴanyoneτιςwantsθέλειto comeἔρχεσθαιafterὀπίσωme,μουlet him denyἀρνησάσθωhimselfἑαυτὸνandκαὶtake upἀράτωhis crossτὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦdailyκαθ’ ἡμέρανandκαὶfollowἀκολουθείτωme.μοι
Luke 9:23
Study it in the app“And he was saying to all, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 9:23, word by word
- he was sayingἜλεγενElegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Elegen” appears- wantsθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchesthai” appears- afterὀπίσωopisō
follow after
To walk behind someone, follow them.
Where else “opisō” appears- let him denyἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthō
disown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “arnēsasthō” appears- take upἀράτωaratō
carry
To bear something on oneself: "take up his cross".
Where else “aratō” appears- his crossσταυρὸνstauron
carry the cross
"Take up the cross": follow Christ, ready to die.
Where else “stauron” appears- dailyἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitō
follow as disciple
To leave everything to go with Jesus as a disciple.
Where else “akoloutheitō” appears
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Luke 9:23-27
23And he was saying to all, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me, that one will save it. 25For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself? 26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels. 27But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me will find it. 26For what will it profit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life? 27For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will repay each one according to his conduct. 28Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
8:34And summoning the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me and the good news will save it. 8:36For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 8:37For what can a person give in exchange for his life? 8:38For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” 9:1And he was saying to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”
The context
22saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
23 · This verse (above)
24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me, that one will save it.
To study Luke 9 in a group
1. What it says
When Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”, what do the crowds say, and what does Peter answer? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Jesus says anyone who wants to follow him must deny themselves and take up their cross daily. What reason does he give? (vv. 23-25)
3. How I live it
The disciples argued about who was greatest, and Jesus stood a child beside him (vv. 46-48). Whom could you give more attention to today?