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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: Hi, Doc. Many years ago in a gathering that was advertised to be a Bible study class, the leader of that class played his version of "round-robin." He read a certain verse of Scripture and then asked each member of the class in turn "What does this verse mean to you?" As one might guess, no two members came up with exactly the same answer, the implication being that Scripture has no intrinsic meaning but depends on the reader for its meaning; and the leader of the class did nothing to discourage the class from pursuing this badly warped notion. I was young then, both in years and in the faith, and so I was not equipped to refute this inane idea. It was years later that a capable pastor set me straight and was able to disembarrass my soul of a false and damaging doctrine. I taught a Bible class for some 25 years and never did I ask, "What does this passage of Scripture mean to you?" ..... When there are two or more different interpretations of Scripture, it is possible that none of them may be right. And it is certain that all of them are not right. --Hank |