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Mark 8:34–35

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¶ And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
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From verse 34

  1. Matthew 10:38Rank 1 from verse 34
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    38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

  2. Luke 14:26–27Rank 2 from verse 34
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    26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

    27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

  3. John 10:27Rank 3 from verse 34
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    27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

  4. 1 Kings 14:8Rank 4 from verse 34
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    8And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

  5. Galatians 5:24Rank 5 from verse 34
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    24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

From verse 35

  1. 2 Timothy 2:11–13Rank 1 from verse 35
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    11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

    12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

    13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

  2. 1 Corinthians 9:23Rank 2 from verse 35
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    23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

  3. Luke 17:33Rank 3 from verse 35
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    33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

  4. 2 Timothy 1:8Rank 4 from verse 35
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    8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  5. Matthew 16:25Rank 5 from verse 35
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    25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

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Mark 8:34

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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deny

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To refuse, disown, contradict, renounce, or declare not to be true.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

cross

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Sense 1: An instrument of execution formed of two pieces of timber crossing each other, used for crucifixion. Sense 2: By reference to Christ, his crucifixion and death upon it. Sense 3: A burden of suffering or self-denial borne in following Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Mark 8:35

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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lose

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1. To be deprived of or fail to keep. 2. To fail to obtain. 3. To destroy or cause to perish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sake

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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

34¶ And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

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36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

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