KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 10:38–39
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Matthew 10:38
38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
38*And he that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
- Chap. 16.24. luke. 9.23. mar. 8.34.
Matthew 10:39
39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
39*He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.
- Iohn 12.25.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 10:38
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893
An upright execution stake with a crosspiece; Christ's crucifixion and its reproach or burden; also to pass from one side to another.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Deserving, fit, suitable, or having worth; as a noun, a person of merit, rank, or valor.
Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · KJV usage (PCE)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 10:39
To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To be deprived of, fail to keep or obtain, destroy, waste, or cause to perish, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To lose: to be deprived of, fail to keep or obtain, destroy, waste, or cause to perish.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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From verse 38
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Open the full verse study27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Open the full verse study34¶ 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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Open the full verse study24¶ 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.
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Open the full verse study23¶ 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.
24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
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Open the full verse study17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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Open the full verse study21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
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Open the full verse study32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
From verse 39
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Open the full verse study25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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Open the full verse study35For 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.
36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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Open the full verse study33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
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Open the full verse study25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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Open the full verse study24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
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Open the full verse study10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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Open the full verse study20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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Open the full verse study6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
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