Focused Passage

Luke 9:23-27

The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun

Luke moves from delegated mission to growing public confusion, from wilderness provision to messianic confession, from glory on the mountain to failure below, and from Galilean ministry toward the determined road to Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

25What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

26If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

27But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

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Verse 23

Original words

ThenδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus] saidἜλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Prepositionall of themπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralIfΕἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwantsθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto comeἔρχεσθαιG2064Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveafterὀπίσωG3694PrepositionMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularhe must denyἀρνησάσθωG720Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person SingularhimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontake upἀράτωG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrossσταυρὸνG4716Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularvvvκαθ’G2596PrepositiondailyἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfollowἀκολουθείτωG190Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂν*G302ParticlewantsθέλῃG2309Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto saveσῶσαιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivehisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwill loseἀπολέσειG622Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singularbutδ’G1161ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlelosesἀπολέσῃG622Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfor My sakeἕνεκενG1752Preposition. . .ἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill saveσώσειG4982Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 25

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardoes it profitὠφελεῖταιG5623Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singulara manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularto gainκερδήσαςG2770Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwholeὅλονG3650Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularyetδὲG1161ConjunctionloseἀπολέσαςG622Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionforfeitζημιωθείςG2210Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularhis very selfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionIf anyoneὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302Particleis ashamed ofἐπαισχυνθῇG1870Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionMyἐμοὺςG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwordsλόγουςG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill be ashamed ofἐπαισχυνθήσεταιG1870Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularhimτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhenὅτανG3752ConjunctionHe comesἔλθῃG2064Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[in the glory] of theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFatherΠατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralholyἁγίωνG40Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 27

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltrulyἀληθῶςG230AdverbsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralareεἰσίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralstandingἑστηκότωνG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralhereαὐτοῦG847Adverb-οἳG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbwill not tasteγεύσωνταιG1089Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluraldeathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbeforeἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302Particlethey seeἴδωσινG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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