24 [a]Jesus then said to his disciples, (A)If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself: and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:24 No men provide worse for themselves, than they that love themselves more than God.

34 [a]And he called the people unto him with his disciples, and said unto them, (A)Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:34 The disciples of Christ must bear stoutly what burden soever the Lord layeth upon them, and subdue the affections of the flesh.

25 (A)For what advantageth it a man, if he win the whole world, and destroy himself, or lose himself?

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27 (A)[a]And whosoever beareth not his cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 14:27 The true followers of Christ must at once build and fight, and therefore be ready and prepared to suffer all kinds of miseries.

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