And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

The use of "cannot" indicates that without the willingness to carry one's cross and follow Jesus, true discipleship is impossible. This echoes the radical nature of Jesus' call to His followers, as seen in passages like Luke 9:23-24, where losing one's life for His sake is equated with finding it. The term "disciple" implies a learner or ...

What does Luke 14:27 mean? Jesus is repeating to a crowd what He has already told the Twelve about being His disciple (Luke 9:23–24). He began by saying His disciples need to be so devoted to Him that their love for family looks like hate in comparison (Luke 14:26).

Luke 14:27 Context 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my ...

Luke 14:27 = Matthew 10:38, with the idea of ability substituted for the idea of worth. 27. doth not bear his cross] Not only must self be mortified, but even the worst sufferings endured, 1 Thessalonians 3:4-5.

Whoever does not carry his own cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow after Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] cannot be My disciple.

Luke 14:27: And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

What Does Luke 14:27 Mean? "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. God in the Person of Jesus Christ came to earth and was born into His own creation so that all who believe in His finished work on Calvary's Cross for the forgiveness of sin, might be forgiven and have eternal life.