Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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Gill's Exposition
For whosoever will save his life,.... Whoever is desirous of preserving himself from troubles, reproaches, persecutions, and death; and takes such a method to do it, as by forsaking Christ, denying…
This discourse is also recorded in Mar 8:34-38; Mar 9:1; and Luk 9:23-27. Let him, deny himself - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Let him not seek…
Christ, having shown his disciples that he must suffer, and that he was ready and willing to suffer, here shows them that they must suffer too, and must be ready and willing. It is a weighty discourse…
Self-renouncement required in Christ's followers. Their Reward. Mar 8:34 to Mar 9:1; Luk 9:23-27
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