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NASB					Matt 10:38 "And ^Ahe who³⁷³⁹ does not take²⁹⁸³ his cross⁴⁷¹⁶ and follow¹⁹⁰ after³⁶⁹⁴ Me is not worthy⁵¹⁴ of Me.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 10:38 "And he who does not take his ¹cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.

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The historical background behind this statement is that those who were about to be crucified had to carry the crossbeam to which they would be nailed or bound. In addition to the terrible agony that crucifixion inflicted, it was such a great indignity that some of the Roman writers used the word cross as a curse word in the expression "Go to a bad cross!" (Lat i in malam crucem).

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Matt 16:24 ¶ Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

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Greek Heb.

190

akoloutheô; from 1 (as a cop. pref.) and keleuthos (a road, way); to follow:--follow(35), followed(36), following(17), follows(1).

514

axios; from 71 (in the sense of to weigh); of weight, of worth, worthy:--appropriate(1), deserve(2), deserving(4), fitting(2), keeping(2), unworthy*(1), worthy(29).

2983

lambanô; from a prim. root lab-; to take, receive:--accept(1), accepting(1), attempted*(1), bring(2), caught(1), caught caught(1), collect(1), collected(1), conferred*(2), conspired*(1), consulted*(1), experienced*(1), forgotten*(1), gets(1), gripped(1), incur(1), married(2), marry(2), obtained(1), occupy(1), overtaken(1), partial*(1), picked(2), receive(63), received(48), receives(14), receiving(6), seizes(1), shows(1), struck(1), take(24), taken(7), takes(3), taking(9), took(50).

3694

opisô; from the same as 3693; back, behind, after:--after(18), around(1), back(2), back*(3), behind(5), follow(2), follow*(2), withdrew*(1).

3739

hos,
hê,
ho; a prim. pron.; usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that:--another*(8), any(1), because*(7), deeds*(1), just(1), just*(1), once*(1), one(11), one*(6), other(2), others*(2), same(2), since*(3), so(1), some(7), some*(8), someone(1), such(1), there(1), these(6), these things(3), thing(1), things(4), third(1), this(22), this is what(1), those whom(1), until*(1), what(101), what*(2), whatever(5), whatever*(28), when(9), when*(3), where(1), where*(2), which(404), while*(3), who(158), whoever(4), whoever*(51), whom(218), whomever*(6), whose(38), why*(3).

4716

stauros; from the same as 2476; an upright stake, hence a cross (the Rom. instrument of crucifixion):--cross(27).

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