King James Version
Luke 14:27 in the King James Version says “And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”
Luke 14:27 · KJV
And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
If 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.
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“bear”
G941to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)
“cross”
G4716a stake or post (as set upright), i.e., (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e.,
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“after”
G3694to the back, i.e., aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
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