Matthew 10:38
New Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
Key Terms in This Verse
רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →Cross References
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up th...
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