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NASB | Luke 9:23 ¶ And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 9:23 ¶ And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross daily [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]. |
Subject: take up "his" cross |
Bible Note: Hello Doc, Thank you for giving me the link to a most beautiful article. I believe that this idea of taking up one's cross is lost in much of today's feel good preaching and teaching and the article by Chantry makes many fine points, many of which are,in my opinion, the author's personal inerpretation. I suppose what I am really driving at is the thought that "my cross" might not be the same as "your cross". I take this verse very personally and just wondered if others felt the same as I. Again, thanks for the beautiful article. God's blessings, budderfligh |