Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:27 in other translations
| BSB | And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. |
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| WEB | Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple. |
| ASV | Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. |
| YLT | and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple. |
| DARBY | and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. |
| BBE | Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple. |
| Webster | And whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. |
What does Luke 14:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 14:26-27
26-27. If any man, &c.--(See on Mt 10:34-36, and Mr 8:34, 35).
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 14:25-35
Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bear their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus bids them count upon it, and then consider of it. Our Saviour explains this by two similitudes; the former showing that we must consider the expenses of our religion; the latter, that we must consider the perils of it. Sit down and count the cost; consider it will cost the mortifying of…
Luke 14:27 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 14:27
- Matthew 10:38
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
- Luke 9:23-25
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
- Mark 10:21
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
- Matthew 16:24-26
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Mark 8:34-37
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. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
- 2 Timothy 3:12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
- Acts 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
- Matthew 13:21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
- John 19:17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
- 2 Timothy 1:12
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
- Mark 15:21
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
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Context
- Luke 14:26
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.
- Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
- Luke 14:28
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Luke 14:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cualquiera que no trae su cruz, y viene en pos de mí, no puede ser mi discípulo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quiconque ne porte pas sa croix, et ne vient pas après moi, ne peut être mon disciple. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wer nicht sein Kreuz trägt und mir nachkommt, kann nicht mein Jünger sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et qui non bajulat crucem suam, et venit post me, non potest meus esse discipulus. |