"And he said to {them} all, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follo…" — Luke 9:23

Luke 9:23 · KJV

“And he said to {them} all, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”

— Luke 9:23

Verse 22

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

Verse 24

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Luke 9 — Context

And he straitly charged them, and commanded {them} to tell no man that thing;

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

And he said to {them} all, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

Cross References

Matthew 10:38-39

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:26-27

If any {man} come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Romans 8:13

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Mark 8:34-38

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

John 12:25-26

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Colossians 3:5

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Titus 2:12

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

2 Timothy 3:12

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.