Mark 8:34
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
σταυρός
Cross
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σταυρός
Cross, torture stake. Stauros. I am determined to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The cross is the centre of everything. It is the wisdom and power of God.
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ὄχλος
crowd
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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ἀρνέομαι
Deny
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ἀρνέομαι
To deny, to refuse, to disown. Arneomai. Peter denied Jesus three times. Denial is not the end. Jesus restored Peter and commissioned him. Grace is greater than failure.
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ἀκολουθέω
Follow
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ἀκολουθέω
To follow, to accompany, to come after. Akoloutheo. Come follow Me. The invitation of Jesus is always forward. Following Him means leaving what is behind.
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θέλω
desires
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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προσκαλέομαι
having called to Him
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προσκαλέομαι
to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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