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“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
If someone has a cross to bear or carry, they have to deny oneself, to die to self.
In Luke Chapter 9, Jesus foretold his sufferings and death to his disciples. He reminded them that those who follow him must take up Jesus’ cross.
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