Matthew 16:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.

English Standard Version
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Berean Study Bible
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

New American Standard Bible
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

NASB 1995
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

NASB 1977
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Amplified Bible
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me].

Christian Standard Bible
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

Contemporary English Version
Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.

Good News Translation
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.

International Standard Version
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously.

NET Bible
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

New King James Version
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.

King James 2000 Bible
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

American Standard Version
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

A Faithful Version
And Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross and follow Me.

Darby Bible Translation
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

English Revised Version
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Iesus then saide to his disciples, If any man will follow me, let him forsake himselfe: and take vp his crosse, and followe me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples: If any man wyll folowe me, let hym forsake him selfe, and take vp his crosse, and folowe me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples: Yf eny man wil folowe me, let him forsake himself, & take vp his crosse, and folowe me.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Iesus the n sayde to his disciples. If eny man wyll folowe me leet him forsake him sylfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me,

Berean Literal Bible
Then Jesus said His to disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Young's Literal Translation
Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

Smith's Literal Translation
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any wish to come after me, let him deny himself absolutely, and lift up his cross, and follow me.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “If anyone is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then Yeshua said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and let him come after me.”

Lamsa Bible
Then Jesus said to his disciples, He who wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Godbey New Testament
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Haweis New Testament
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mace New Testament
Then addressing himself to his disciples, if any man, said he, would follow me, let him renounce himself, take up his cross, and so follow me.

Weymouth New Testament
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Worrell New Testament
Then said Jesus to His disciples, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me;

Worsley New Testament
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:
















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