en_tn_condensed/mat/16/24.md

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  • Jesus continues to tell his disciples the cost of following him.
  • follow me - "come with me as a disciple"
  • deny himself - "not give in to his own desires" or "forsake his own desires."
  • take up his cross, and follow me - "lift up his cross, carry it, and walk behind me," being willing to suffer and die the way Christ did (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
  • For whoever wants - "For anyone who wants"
  • if he gains the whole world - "if he gains everything in the world"
  • but forfeits his life - "he himself is lost or destroyed"