What Does Matthew 16:24 Mean?

“Then”

the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“Jesus”

jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites

“said”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“disciples”

a learner, i.e., pupil

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

if, whether, that, etc

some or any person or object

“man will”

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),

“after”

to the back, i.e., aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)

“me”

of me

“come”

to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“let him deny”

to deny utterly, i.e., disown, abstain

“himself”

(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“take up”

to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e., weigh

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“cross”

a 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”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“follow”

properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)

“me”

to me