Lucas 9:23

23 Y decía a todos: Si alguno quiere venir en pos de mí, niéguese a sí mismo, y tome su madero cada día, y sígame.

Lucas 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:23

And he said to them all
Not only to all the disciples, but "to the multitude", as the Arabic version renders it, who were now called unto him, with his disciples, as is clear from ( Mark 8:34 ) ,

any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow me;
the same is said here, as in ( Matthew 16:24 ) ( Mark 8:34 ) , (See Gill on Matthew 16:24), (See Gill on Mark 8:34), only here the word, "daily", is added; and which, though as Beza observes, is not in the Complutensian edition, nor in five ancient copies; yet is in others, and in the Vulgate Latin, and in all the Oriental versions; and to be retained, as having a very considerable emphasis in it; showing that afflictions, trials, and persecutions of one sort or another, are to be expected every day by the people of God, and to be continually submitted to, and borne with cheerfulness.

Lucas 9:23 In-Context

21 Mas él, conminándolos, mandó que a nadie dijesen esto;

22 diciendo: Es necesario que el Hijo del hombre padezca muchas cosas, y sea desechado de los ancianos, y de los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y de los escribas, y que sea muerto, y resucite al tercer día.

23 Y decía a todos: Si alguno quiere venir en pos de mí, niéguese a sí mismo, y tome su madero cada día, y sígame.

24 Porque cualquiera que quisiere salvar su alma, la perderá; y cualquiera que perdiere su alma por causa de mí, éste la salvará.

25 Porque ¿qué aprovecha al hombre, si ganare todo el mundo, habiendo destruido a si mismo, o habiendo sido perdido?