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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 He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. |
And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. |
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Then He said to them all: “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. |
And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also]. |
And He was saying to all, Assuming that anyone desires to come after Me as a follower of Mine, let him disregard his own interests, and let him at once and once for all pick up and carry his cross day after day, and let him take the same road with Me that I take as a habit of life. |
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Then He spoke to them all: “If anyone wants to follow in My footsteps, he must give up all right to himself, carry his cross every day and keep close behind Me. |
Then He said to them all, “If anyone chooses to be my disciple, he must say ‘No’ to himself, put the cross on his shoulders daily, and continue to follow Me. |
And 1161 He said 3004 to 4314 them all, 3956 If 1487 any man 5100 will 2309 come 2064 after 3694 Me, 3450 let him deny 533 himself, 1438 and 2532 take up 142 his 848 cross 4716 - 2596 daily, 2250 and 2532 follow 190 Me. 3427 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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