Matthew 10:38 And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. We are bid to take not to make our cross. God in His providence will provide one for us. And we are bid to take it up; we hear nothing of laying it down. Our troubles and our lives live and die together. (W. Gurnall.)No man, said Flavel, "hath a velvet cross." As an old Yorkshire working-man, a friend of mine, said. "Ah! it is blessed work cross-bearing when it's tied on with love." (Newman Hall.)Welcome the cross of Christ, and bear it triumphantly; but see that it be indeed Christ's cross, and not thine own. (Wilcox.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.WEB: He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me. |
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