11 translations · Greek
Matthew 16:24
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.
Matthew 16:24 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Then Jesus told his disciples, “If you want to be a follower of mine, you must deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τότε | Tote | Then | G5119 τότε then |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| εἶπεν | eipen | told | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| τοῖς | tois | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μαθηταῖς | mathētais | disciples | G3101 μαθητής disciple |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| 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 |
| ἐλθεῖν | elthein | to come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| ἀπαρνησάσθω | aparnēsasthō | he must deny | G533 ἀπαρνέομαι 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 |
| 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
He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me.
- Luke 14:27
Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
- 1 Peter 4:1–2
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin; that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
- Luke 9:23–27
He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self? …
- Mark 10:21
Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”
- Mark 8:34
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.
- 2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
- Hebrews 11:24–26
By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time; accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
- Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.
- Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
22 Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
23 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.”
24 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.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Read all of Matthew 16 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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