Matthew 16:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Matthew 16:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This discourse is also recorded in Mark 8:34-38 ; Mark 9:1 ; and Luke 9:23-27 . Let him, deny himself - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Le...
Matthew 16:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(10) 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. (10) No men do more harm to themselves, than they that love them...
Matthew 16:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Confession and the First View of the Cross ( Mark 8:27-38 *, Luke 9:18-27 ). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but cf. Matthew 9:27-33 ), Mt. passes to the significant episode of C...
Matthew 16:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

If, &c. Assuming such. case. will . is willing (Indic), or desireth. Greek. thelo . All hinges on the will. Compare John 5:40 . come . to come. take up. The "cross "was always borne by...
Matthew 16:24 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

24. Then Jesus said to his disciples. As Christ saw that Peter had a dread of the cross, and that all the rest were affected in the same way, he enters into a general discourse about bea...
Matthew 16:24 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1376 THE EXTENT AND IMPORTANCE OF A CHRISTIAN’S DUTY Matthew 16:24-25 . Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross,...
Matthew 16:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Will come after me - i.e. to be my disciple. This discourse was intend...
Matthew 16:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If any man will come after me— Because Peter's improper behaviour, just before mentioned, proceeded from his love to the world and its pleasures, Jesus declares publicly, that all who would be his...
Matthew 16:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Then said Jesus unto his disciples. Mark ( Mark 8:34 ) says, "Wh...
Matthew 16:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Peter's great Confession 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded ( Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38 ).
Matthew 16:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then said Jesus unto his disciples. — St. Mark adds that He “called the multitude with the disciples,” and St. Luke’s “he said unto all “implies something of the same kind. The teaching as to the u...
Matthew 16:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13-28 ; Matthew 17:1-21 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Chr...
Matthew 16:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Bear the Cross for Jesus Matthew 16:21-28 The gospel has two parts: Jesus is the Christ; and the Christ must suffer, if He shall enter His glory. Our Lord made sure of the first, before He held...
Matthew 16:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have...
Matthew 16:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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. (25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will...
Matthew 16:24 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ON CROSS-BEARING ‘If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’ Matthew 16:24 Christ turns to the disciples generally. Do they stumble at the cr...
Matthew 16:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then said Jesus unto his disciples ,.... Knowing that they had all imbibed the same notion of a temporal kingdom, and were in expectation of worldly riches, honour, and pleasure; he took this opport...
Matthew 16:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 24. If any man will come after me ] Not step before me, presc...
Matthew 16:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then said Jesus unto his disciples In Mark we read, When he had called the people unto him, and his disciples also, he said unto them; and in Luke, He said to them all, If any man will come afte...
Matthew 16:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The enmity against the true Messiah increases now to the point of Pharisee's and Sadducee's (usually hostile to each other) conspiring together to tempt Him, in an effort to trap Him in some way. Bot...
Matthew 16:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Value of the Soul. 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up hi...
Matthew 16:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mark hath the same, Mark 8:34 , and Luke, Luke 9:23 ; only Mark saith, when he had called the people unto him with his disciples; Luke saith, he said to them all. He spake it to his discip...
Matthew 16:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Reveals That As The Messiah and Son of Man He Must Suffer (16:21-27). Jesus declares that the way of suffering lies ahead for Him as the Messiah, and when Peter tries to show Him His ‘error'...
Matthew 16:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 16:20 . Tell no man. —Jesus had not, even to His Apostles, said that He was the Christ, but He left it that they might discover it themselves from the testimony of facts....
Matthew 16:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 16:21-26 Great Purposes and Interruptive Voices. "From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples how that He must go." Special emphasis should be laid upon the word "must," in...
Matthew 16:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 16:24-25 . 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. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and...
Matthew 16:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 16:1 . The pharisees also with the sadducees came, soliciting a sign from heaven: Matthew 12:38 . This was the second time, and they received the appellation of hypocrites, as professin...
Matthew 16:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself. Self-denial I. What is the principle of self-denial? It may be said to be in renouncing whatever comes in competition with the love and serv...
Matthew 16:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 16:1-40 The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. ( Mark 8:11-41 .) Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Saddueees; rather, and the Pharisees and Saddu...
Matthew 16:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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.
Matthew 16:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:1 ; 1 Peter 4:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:3 ; 2 Timothy 3:12 ; Acts 14:22 ; Colossians 1:24 ; Hebrews 11:24-26 ; John 19:17 ; Luke 14:27 ; Luke 23:26 ; Luke 9:23-27 ; Mark 10:21 ; Ma...
Matthew 16:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

If any man be willing to come after me — None is forced; but if any will be a Christian, it must be on these terms, Let him deny himself, and take up his cross — A rule that can never be too much o...

Matthew 16:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 16:24 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 16:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 16:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 16:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 16:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 16:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 16:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 16:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 16:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 16:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 16:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes