Matthew 16:24 · WEB
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
— Matthew 16:24
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
Commanddiscipleshipsacrifice
This verse is part of Matthew 16. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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