11 translations · Greek
Luke 9:23
He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 9:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
- KJV King James Version
- And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And He said to all, “If anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “If any one of you wants to follow me, you must deny yourself, pick up your cross daily, and follow me,” Jesus told all of them.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And he said unto all, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to [them] all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἔλεγεν | Elegen | [Jesus] said | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| δὲ | de | Then | G1161 δέ then |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 πρός to/with |
| πάντας | pantas | all of them | G3956 πᾶς all |
| Εἴ | Ei | If | G1487 εἰ if |
| τις | tis | anyone | G5100 τις one |
| θέλει | thelei | wants | G2309 θέλω to will/desire |
| ὀπίσω | opisō | after | G3694 ὀπίσω after |
| μου | mou | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἔρχεσθαι | erchesthai | to come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ἀρνησάσθω | arnēsasthō | he must deny | G720 ἀρνέομαι to deny |
| ἑαυτὸν | heauton | himself | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀράτω | aratō | take up | G142 αἴρω to take up |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σταυρὸν | stauron | cross | G4716 σταυρός cross |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | his | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καθ’ | kath’ | — | G2596 κατά according to |
| ἡμέραν | hēmeran | daily | G2250 ἡμέρα day |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀκολουθείτω | akoloutheitō | follow | G190 ἀκολουθέω to follow |
| μοι | moi | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- Matthew 10:38–39
He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me. He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
- Luke 14:26–27
“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple. Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
- Romans 8:13
For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- John 12:25–26
He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life. If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- Mark 8:34–38
He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? …
- Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
- Titus 2:12
instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;
- 2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
- Matthew 16:22–25
Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.” But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.” Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. …
- 1 Corinthians 15:30–31
Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour? I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,
22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
Read all of Luke 9 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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