Luke 9:25

“Luke also adds the same statements in the same order, slightly varying the terms indeed in which they are conveyed, but still showing a complete parallel with the others in regard to the truthful reproduction of the self-same ideas.” — editor's note: Luke ix. 25, 26.

““For what is the profit,” it is said, “if you gain the world and lose the soul?”” — editor's note: Matt. viii. 26; Mark viii. 36; Luke ix. 25.

“Also in the Gospel according to Luke: “For what does it profit a man to make a gain of the whole world, but that he should lose himself?”” — editor's note: Luke ix. 25.

Great and noble leaders provoke the mighty in arms to deeds of valour, not only by promising them the honours of victory, but by declaring that suffering is in itself glorious. Such we see is the teaching of the Lord…

He rightly addressed Himself to all, since He treats of the higher things (which relate to the belief in His birth and passion) apart with His disciples.

Now the Saviour of His great mercy and lovingkindness will have no one serve Him unwillingly and from constraint, but those only who come of their own accord, and are grateful for being allowed to serve Him. And so…

But He has left His own life for an example of blameless conversation to those who are willing to obey Him; as He says, Come after me, meaning thereby not a following of His body, for that would be impossible to all,…

Now unless a man renounces himself, he comes not near to Him, who is above him; it is said therefore, Let him deny himself.

A denial of one’s self is indeed a total forgetfulness of things past, and a forsaking of his own will and affection.

A man also denies himself when by a sufficient alteration of manners or a good conversation he changes a life of habitual wickedness. He who has long lived in lasciviousness, abandons his lustful self when he becomes…

Now a desire of suffering death for Christ and a mortification of one’s members which are upon the earth, and a manful resolution to undergo any danger for Christ, and an indifference towards the present life, this…

By the cross, He speaks of an ignominious death, meaning, that if any one will follow Christ, he must not for his own sake flee from even an ignominious death.

In two ways also is the cross taken up, either when the body is afflicted through abstinence, or the mind; touched by sympathy.

He rightly joins these two, Let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross, for as he who is prepared to ascend the cross conceives in his mind the intention of death, and so goes on thinking to have no more…

Herein then stands a man’s perfection, that he should have his affections hardened, even towards life itself, and have ever about him the answer (ἀποκρίμα.) of death a, that he should by no means trust in himself. (2…

We are bid then to take up the cross of which we have above spoken, and having taken it, to follow our Lord who bore His own cross. Hence it follows, And let him follow me.

He assigns the cause of this when He adds, For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; that is, whosoever will according to the present life keep his own soul fixed on things of sense, the same shall lose it,…

But that incomparable exercise of the passion of Christ, which surpasses the delights and precious things of the world, is alluded to when he adds, What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose…

Since then the holy Church has one time of persecution, another time of peace, our Lord has noticed both times in His command to us. For at the time of persecution we must lay down our soul, that is our life, which…

He is ashamed of Christ who says, Am I to believe on Him that is crucified? He also is ashamed of His words who despises the simplicity of the Gospel. But of him shall the Lord be ashamed in His kingdom, in the same…

Now he strikes fear into their hearts, when He says that He will descend from heaven, not in His former humility and condition proportioned to our capacities for receiving Him, but in the glory of the Father, with…

Now our Lord while He ever raises us to look to the future reward of virtue, and teaches us how good it is to despise worldly things, so also He supports the weakness of the human mind by a present recompense. For it…

That is, the glory in which the righteous shall be. Now He said this of His transfiguration, which was the type of the glory to come; as if He said, There are some standing here, Peter, James, and John, who shall not…

Or, by the kingdom of God in this place, is meant the present Church; and some of His disciples were to live in the body up to that time, when they should behold the Church of God built and raised up against the…

If then we also wish not to fear death, let us stand where Christ is. For they only cannot taste death who are able to stand with Christ, wherein we may consider from the nature of the very word, that they will not…

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 9:23–27 (2) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.62.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.56.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.56.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.56.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.56.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.56.

Matthew 16:26 and Luke 9:25 share the same wording (11 words).

Mark 8:36 and Luke 9:25 share the same wording (11 words).