And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Gill's Exposition
For which of you intending to build a tower,.... Taking up a profession of Christ and his Gospel, is like building a tower; which, as a tower, must be laid on a good foundation; not on carnal descent…
Adam Clarke
Doth not bear his cross - See on Mat 10:38 (note); Mat 16:24 (note).
See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat. To Pharisees he preached humility and charity. He is in these verses directing his…
Cambridge Bible
doth not bear his cross Not only must self be mortified, but even the worst sufferings endured, 1Th 3:4-5. The allusion to the cross must still have been mysterious to the hearers (Mat 10:38), the…
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