Matthew 16:24

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Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Caesarea Philippi, a Gentile-associated city north of Galilee near Mount Hermon, was where Jesus began preparing his disciples for his suffering and calling them to costly discipleship. Jerusalem, Israel’s religious center, was the destination where he would be rejected, killed, and raised, giving concrete meaning to taking up the cross.

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Matthew 16:24 mentions Caesarea Philippi and Jerusalem.

Photo of Caesarea Philippi — Caesarea Philippi · EdoM

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