American Standard Version
"Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. "
— Luke 14:27, American Standard Version
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”
“Whoever doesn't bear his own cross, and come after me, can't be my disciple.”
“Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”
“And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.”
“Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.”
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”
For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.
Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,
If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.