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.
- ἜλεγενElegen“He was saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- πάντας·pantas“all;”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- εἴei“If”Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- τιςtis“anyone”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- θέλειthelei“desires”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ὀπίσωopisō“after”Preposition · “after” · Strong's G3694
- μουmou“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἔρχεσθαι,erchesthai“to come,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- ἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthō“he should deny”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), imperative, 3rd person singular · from ἀρνέομαι · “to deny” · Strong's G0720
- ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀράτωaratō“he should take up”Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σταυρὸνstauron“cross”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σταυρός · “cross” · Strong's G4716
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καθ᾽kath᾽“every”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitō“he should follow”Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκολουθέω · “to follow” · Strong's G0190
- 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)