Matthew 10:38 meaning and explanation
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to his twelve apostles as he sends them out on mission, preparing them for the hostility they will meet. In the ancient world a condemned man carried his own crossbeam to the place of execution, so the image means a daily readiness to die rather than turn back.
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