Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. The devil once met a Christian man, and said, "Thou sayest, 'I am a servant of God.' What doest thou more than I do? You say that you fast; so do I. I neither eat nor drink." He went through a whole list of sins, of which he said he was clear; but at last the Christian said, "I do one thing thou never didst, I deny myself." There was the point in which the Christian came out. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. |
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