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

23 Then 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.

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

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

26 If 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.

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 23

Cross-references

Matthew 16:24 BSB references Mark 8:34 BSB references Matthew 10:38 Classic cross-references Luke 14:26 Classic cross-references Romans 8:13 Classic cross-references John 12:25 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] said Ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition all of them πάντας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural If Εἴ G1487 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular wants θέλει G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to come ἔρχεσθαι G2064 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive after ὀπίσω G3694 Preposition Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular he must deny ἀρνησάσθω G720 Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction take up ἀράτω G142 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular cross σταυρὸν G4716 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv καθ’ G2596 Preposition daily ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction follow ἀκολουθείτω G190 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

Verse 24

Cross-references

Matthew 10:39 Classic cross-references Matthew 5:11 Classic cross-references Luke 17:33 Classic cross-references John 12:25 Classic cross-references Mark 8:35 Classic cross-references

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν* G302 Particle wants θέλῃ G2309 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular to save σῶσαι G4982 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular will lose ἀπολέσει G622 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular but δ’ G1161 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle loses ἀπολέσῃ G622 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for My sake ἕνεκεν G1752 Preposition . . . ἐμοῦ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular will save σώσει G4982 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Mark 8:36 Classic cross-references Matthew 16:26 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:27 Classic cross-references Luke 12:19 Classic cross-references Psalms 49:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular does it profit ὠφελεῖται G5623 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular a man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular to gain κερδήσας G2770 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular whole ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular world κόσμον G2889 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular yet δὲ G1161 Conjunction lose ἀπολέσας G622 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular or ἢ G2228 Conjunction forfeit ζημιωθείς G2210 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular his very self ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Matthew 10:32 Classic cross-references Romans 1:16 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:12 Classic cross-references Luke 12:8 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:33 Classic cross-references

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction If anyone ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle is ashamed of ἐπαισχυνθῇ G1870 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction My ἐμοὺς G1699 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Plural - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural words λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular will be ashamed of ἐπαισχυνθήσεται G1870 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular him τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction He comes ἔλθῃ G2064 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular glory δόξῃ G1391 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [in the glory] of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Father Πατρὸς G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural holy ἁγίων G40 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural angels ἀγγέλων G32 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 27

Cross-references

Matthew 16:28 Classic cross-references Mark 9:1 Classic cross-references Luke 2:26 Classic cross-references John 21:22 Classic cross-references John 16:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural truly ἀληθῶς G230 Adverb some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural who τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural are εἰσίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural standing ἑστηκότων G2476 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural here αὐτοῦ G847 Adverb - οἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb will not taste γεύσωνται G1089 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural death θανάτου G2288 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular before ἕως G2193 Conjunction . . . ἂν G302 Particle they see ἴδωσιν G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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