24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; …
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-28)Christ, having shown his disciples that he must suffer, and that he was ready and willing to suffer, here shows them that they must suffer too, and must be ready and willing. It is a weighty discourse that we have in these verses. I. Here is the law of discipleship laid down, and the terms fixed, upon which we may have the honour and benefit of it, Matt. 16:24. He said this to his disciples, not o…
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