Luke 9:23

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.
Luke 9:23
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Original language (Greek)

Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς πάντας· εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἔρχεσθαι, ἀρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι.

  1. ἜλεγενElegen“He was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  4. πάντας·pantas“all;”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  5. εἴei“If”
    Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  6. τιςtis“anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  7. θέλειthelei“desires”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  8. ὀπίσωopisō“after”
    Preposition · “after” · Strong's G3694
  9. μουmou“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  10. ἔρχεσθαι,erchesthai“to come,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  11. ἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthō“he should deny”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), imperative, 3rd person singular · from ἀρνέομαι · “to deny” · Strong's G0720
  12. ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἀράτωaratō“he should take up”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
  15. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. σταυρὸνstauron“cross”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σταυρός · “cross” · Strong's G4716
  17. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. καθ᾽kath᾽“every”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  19. ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. ἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitō“he should follow”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκολουθέω · “to follow” · Strong's G0190
  22. μοι.moi“Me.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)