Luke 14:27

27 1Whoever does not 2bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:27 In-Context

25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

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Cross References 2

  • 1. Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34
  • 2. John 19:17
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