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NASB | Mark 8:34 ¶ And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 8:34 ¶ Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [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]. |
Bible Question: is every believer a disciple or are there believers and disciples it seem to me the disciples were those who learn how to teach people the word of God and those who recieved it believed reference scriptures Acts 8:35-39 |
Bible Answer: Disciples where ones that Jesus hand picked to follow Him,to learn from Him,so they could learn to be like Him.Today God the Father picks us by the Holy Spirt and gives us to Jesus for the same purpose to be reconiled to God.So we can be like Jesus and do the will of Our Father and fulfill. His plane in our life.This is the responibilty of every born-again believer. |