45 Bible Verses about The Cross

There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

save yourself and come down from the cross!"

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called "The Place of the Skull" (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.

The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.

But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

And Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.

Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.

and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God's power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God's power toward you.

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel -- and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.

Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom."

Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."

The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out,

and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross -- through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, "Woman, look, here is your son!"

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out immediately.

[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us (because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree")

Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

When he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, "It is completed!" Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him.

On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake."

Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

They came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull")

As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.