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Matthew 16:24

Matthew 16:24 Then G5119 Jesus G2424 said G2036 (G5627) His G846 disciples G3101 anyone G1536 desires G2309 (G5719) come G2064 (G5629) after G3694 Me G3450 deny G533 (G5663) himself G1438 and G2532 up G142 (G5657) his G846 cross G4716 and G2532 follow G190 (G5720) Me G3427

If - Matthew 10:38; Mark 8:34, Mark 10:21; Luke 9:23-27, Luke 14:27; Acts 14:22; Colossians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:12; Hebrews 11:24-26

and take - Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26; John 19:17; 1 Peter 4:1-2

Cross - PtC H35105

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See also Matthew 16:24 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Matthew 16:24. _WILL COME AFTER ME_] i.e. to be my disciple. This discourse was intended to show Peter and the rest of the disciples the nature of his kingdom; and that the honour that cometh fr...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This discourse is also recorded in Mark 8:34; Mark 9:1; and Luke 9:23. LET HIM, DENY HIMSELF - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Let

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    4. THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE REJECTED KING CONCERNING HIMSELF. CHAPTER 16 1. Pharisees and Sadducees Asking a Sign. (Matthew 16:1 .) 2. Instructions Concerning the Leaven. (Matthew 16:5 .) 3. P...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE GREAT CONFESSION AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CROSS (Mark 8:27 *, Luke 9:18). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but _cf. Matthew 9:27_), Mt. passes to the significant episode of Cæ sarea Philippi....

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and let him follow me. For whoever wishes to keep his life safe, will lose it; and wh...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    BLIND TO THE SIGNS (Matthew 16:1-4)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IF, &C. Assuming such. case. WILL. is willing (Indic), or desireth. Greek. _thelo_. All hinges on the will. Compare John 5:40. COME. to come. TAKE UP. The "cross "was always borne by the one condem...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _take up his cross_ St Luke adds "daily." The expression, ch. Matthew 10:38, differs slightly, "he that taketh not his cross," where see note....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Self-renouncement required in Christ's followers. Their Reward. Mark 8:34 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:23-27...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἈΡΆΤΩ ΤῸΝ ΣΤΑΥΡΌΝ, ‘take up his cross,’ St Luke adds καθʼ ἡμέραν. The expression, ch. Matthew 10:38, differs slightly, ὃς οὐ λαμβάνει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, where see note. ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν implies death...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    SELF-RENOUNCEMENT REQUIRED IN CHRIST’S FOLLOWERS. THEIR REWARD Mark 8:34 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:23-27....

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    VER 24. 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. 25. FOR WHOSOEVER WILL SAVE HIS LIFE SHALL LOSE IT: AND WHOSOEVE...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _A CHALLENGE FOR A LIFETIME COMMITMENT MATTHEW 16:24-28_ : The challenge was simple "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." (Matthew 16:24) To...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1376 THE EXTENT AND IMPORTANCE OF A CHRISTIAN’S DUTY Matthew 16:24. _Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and fol...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME— Because Peter's improper behaviour, just before mentioned, proceeded from his love to the world and its pleasures, Jesus declares publicly, that all who would be his dis...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Section 41 NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS HIS DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27) TEXT: 16:13-28 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his d...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIS DISCIPLES. Mark () says, "When He had called...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    6 Leaven stands for corrupt doctrine (12). Our Lord was concerned that the disciples should not be tainted by digesting the teaching of His enemies. But all that they were concerned about was the poss...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ST. PETER'S GREAT CONFESSION 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded (Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38)....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Exhortations to steadfastness and selfdenial in prospect of Christ's return. 24. See on Matthew 10:38. By the CROSS Jesus means primarily martyrdom, either in will or act, and not merely selfdenial, t...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 16 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ASK FOR A *MIRACLE 16:1-4 V1 Some *Pharisees and some *Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So th...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIS DISCIPLES. — St. Mark adds that He “called the multitude with the disciples,” and St. Luke’s “he said unto all “implies something of the same kind. The teaching as to the unwo...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13; Matthew 17:1 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Christ. His rej...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _General instruction on the subject of the two interests_....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    εἶπε τοῖς μαθ.: in calm, self-collected, didactic tone Jesus proceeds to give the disciples, in a body, a lesson arising out of the situation. εἴ τις θέλει : _wishes_, no compulsion; οὐ βιάζομαι, Chry...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Announcement of the Passion with relative conversation_ (Mark 8:31 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:22-27)....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _At Caesarea Philippi_ (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27). The crossing of the lake (Matthew 16:5) proved to be the prelude to a second long excursion northwards

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BEAR THE CROSS FOR JESUS Matthew 16:21-28 The gospel has two parts: Jesus is the Christ; and the Christ must suffer, if He shall enter His glory. Our Lord made sure of the first, before He held to th...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (10) 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. (10) No men do more harm to themselves, than they that love thems...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    If any man will come. St. John Chrysostom, Euthymius, and Theophylactus, shew that free will is confirmed by these words. Do not expect, O Peter, that since you have confessed me to be the Son of God,...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    DISCIPLESHIP Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: “Calling to Him the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "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. (25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE DENIAL OF SELF_ ‘Let him deny himself.’ Matthew 16:24 I. DENIAL has the threefold sense of the refusal to acknowledge acquaintance or relationship, the rejection of the claim of authority, th...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _ON CROSS-BEARING_ ‘If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’ Matthew 16:24 Christ turns to the disciples generally. Do they stumble at the cross o...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    24._Then Jesus said to his disciples. _As Christ saw that Peter had a dread of _the cross_, and that all the rest were affected in the same way, he enters into a general discourse about _bearing the c...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 16 goes farther than the revelation of the simple grace of God. Jesus reveals what was about to be formed in the counsels of that grace, where He was owned, shewing the rejection of the proud...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIS DISCIPLES,.... Knowing that they had all imbibed the same notion of a temporal kingdom, and were in expectation of worldly riches, honour, and pleasure; he took this opportuni...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 24. _If any man will come after me_] Not step before me, prescrib...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then said Jesus unto his disciples_ In Mark we read, _When he had called the people unto him, and his disciples also, he said unto them;_ and in Luke, _He said to them all, If any man will come after...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    COME AFTER ME; follow my directions. DENY HIMSELF; abstain from all indulgences which stand in the way of duty. TAKE UP HIS CROSS; resist the pleadings of carnal policy and appetite, and submit to w...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Taking the cross:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    The enmity against the true Messiah increases now to the point of Pharisee's and Sadducee's (usually hostile to each other) conspiring together to tempt Him, in an effort to trap Him in some way. Both...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    24-28 A true disciple of Christ is one that does follow him in duty, and shall follow him to glory. He is one that walks in the same way Christ walked in, is led by his Spirit, and treads in his step...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Mark hath the same, MARK 8:34, and Luke, LUKE 9:23; only Mark saith, _when he had called the people unto him with his disciples; _ Luke saith, _he said to them all._ He spake it to his disciples, but...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose it for My sake shall save it."[343] Tertullian On Idolatry If you wish to be the Lord's d...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JESUS REVEALS THAT AS THE MESSIAH AND SON OF MAN HE MUST SUFFER (16:21-27). Jesus declares that the way of suffering lies ahead for Him as the Messiah, and when Peter tries to show Him His ‘error', He...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” ' Jesus then responded to Peter's foolish words with a warning of what...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Matthew 16:24. UNTO HIS DISCIPLES. To others also whom He called about Him (Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23: ‘to all'). IF ANY ONE WOULD COME AFTER ME. A general statement, involving on this occasion the questi...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    TAKE UP HIS CROSS (αρατω τον σταυρον αυτου). Pick up at once, aorist tense. This same saying in Matthew 10:38, which see. But pertinent here also in explanation of Christ's rebuke to Peter. Christ's...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Matthew 16:21 Great Purposes and Interruptive Voices. "From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples how that He must go." Special emphasis should be laid upon the word "must," in order...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Matthew 16:24 One of the proofs of the truth and of the Divine origin of our religion is that it gives such a distinct notice of the difficulties which its followers will have to encounter. What othe...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Matthew 16:24 The Eucharist considered as a participation in the unselfish life of Christ. I. From the day of his temptation, when He refused to prove Himself the Son of God by doing any work to supp...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Matthew 16:24. _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 whoso...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jesus' rebuke of blind Pharisees. The symbol of leaven interpreted. Peter's confession of the deity of Jesus. Jesus foretells His death and resurrection. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, Sata...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Matthew 16:1. _The pharisees also with the sadducees came,_ soliciting _a sign from heaven: Matthew 12:38_. This was the second time, and they received the appellation of hypocrites, as professing the...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME WITH ME. This is what it will cost to follow Jesus and be his disciple. HE MUST FORGET HIMSELF. He must be willing to say "No" to human goals. CARRY HIS CROSS. Luke adds: "_eve...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself._ SELF-DENIAL I. What is the principle of self-denial? It may be said to be in renouncing whatever comes in competition with the love and service...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 16:24 TAKE UP HIS CROSS. See note on 10:38. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 16:21 The Suffering of the Messiah Revealed. Jesus reveals the nature of his messiahship. He is a suffering Messiah. His disciples must suffer with him ...

  • The Gospels Compared

    JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH THE FIRST TIME MATTHEW 16:21-28; MARK 8:31-9; LUKE 9:22-27; MATTHEW 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 16:20. TELL NO MAN.—Jesus had not, even to His Apostles, said that He was the Christ, but He left it that they might discover it themselves from the testimony of facts. It was...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MATTHEW 16:1 _The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. _(Mark 8:11.) MATTHEW 16:1 THE PHARISEES ALSO WITH the Saddueees;

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came [And now they are seeking to trap Him], and they desire that he would show them a sign from heaven. And he answered and said unto them: When it is evening, y...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 4:1; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:12; Acts

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    If any man be willing to come after me — None is forced; but if any will be a Christian, it must be on these terms, Let him deny himself, and take up his cross — A rule that can never be too much obse...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Observe here, 1. How our Saviour recommends his religion to every man's choice; not attempting by force and violence to compel any to the profession of it. IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME, that is, if a...

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