Mark 8:34 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 8:34

Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Tertullian

On Idolatry (220)

If you wish to be the Lord's disciple, it is necessary you "take your cross, and follow the Lord: " your cross; that is, your own straits and tortures, or your body only, which is after the manner of a cross.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And when he called the people - To hear a truth of the last importance, and one that equally concerned them all. Let him deny himself - His own will, in all things small and great, however pleasing, and that continually: And take up his cross - Embrace the will of God, however painful, daily, hourly, continually. Thus only can he follow me in holiness to glory.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that will be Christ's patients must attend on him, converse with him, receive instruction and reproof from him, as those did that followed him, and must resolve they will never forsake him. They must not be solicitous, no, not for the life of the body, when they cannot keep it without quitting Christ,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Whosoever will come after me - It seems that Christ formed, on the proselytism of the Jews, the principal qualities which he required in the proselytes of his covenant. The first condition of proselytism among the Jews was, that he that came to embrace their religion should come voluntarily, and that neither force nor influence should be employed in this business. This is also the first condition required by Jesus Christ, and which he considers as the foundation of all the rest: - If a man be willing to come after me.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
προσκαλεσάμενος	proskalesamenos	having called to [Him]	G4341 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ὄχλον	ochlon	crowd	G3793 →
σὺν	sun	with	G4862 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
μαθηταῖς	mathētais	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He said	G2036 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
εἴ	ei	If	G1487 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
θέλει	thelei	desires	G2309 →
ὀπίσω	opisō	after	G3694 →
μου	mou	Me	G3165 →
ἀκολουθεῖν,	akolouthein	to follow,	G190 →
ἀπαρνησάσθω	aparnēsasthō	he should deny	G533 →
ἑαυτὸν	he'auton	himself	G1438 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀράτω	aratō	he should take up	G142 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
σταυρὸν	stauron	cross	G4716 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀκολουθείτω	akoloutheitō	he should follow	G190 →
μοι.	moi	Me.	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
leads to
- John 10:16
  I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
- John 10:14
  I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- 1 Corinthians 8:3
  But the one who loves God is known by God.
- Revelation 3:20
  Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- John 10:3–4
  The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Through
Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
leads to
- Romans 6:6
  We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
- Romans 13:14
  Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Romans 8:13
  For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.