27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
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. …
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. …
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-35)See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat . To Pharisees he preached humility and charity. He is in these verses directing his discourse to the multitudes that crowded after him, and seemed zealous in following him; and his exhortation to them is to understand the terms of discipleship, before they undertook the profession of it…
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