Mark 8:34
Calling the people and his disciples to him, Jesus said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 10:38
And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
Luke 14:26-27
"If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and his very life, he can be no disciple of mine.
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me;
Matthew 7:13-14
Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 9:43-48
If your hand proves a snare to you, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter the Life maimed, than to have both your hands and go into the Pit, into the inextinguishable fire.
Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Jesus, the Christ, have already crucified their earthly nature, with its passions and its cravings.
1 John 3:16
We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.
Matthew 5:29-30
If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit.
Matthew 27:32
As they were on their way out, they came upon a man from Cyrene of the name of Simon; and they compelled him to go with them to carry the cross.
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at the man, and his heart went out to him, and he said: "There is still one thing wanting in you; go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall heave wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."
Luke 9:23
And to all present he said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luke 13:24
"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,
Luke 14:33
And so with every one of you who does not bid farewell to all he has--he cannot be a disciple of mine.
Luke 18:22
Hearing this, Jesus said to him: "There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."
Luke 20:45
While all the people were listening, Jesus said to the disciples:
John 13:36-37
"Where are you going, Master?" asked Peter. "I am going where you cannot now follow me," answered Jesus, "but you shall follow me later."
John 19:17
And he went out, carrying his cross himself, to the place which is named from a scull, or, in Hebrew, Golgotha.
John 21:19-20
Jesus said this to show the death by which Peter was to honor God, and then he added: "Follow me."
Acts 14:22
Reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the Faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the Kingdom of God.
Romans 6:6
We recognize the truth that our old self was crucified with Christ, in order that the body, the stronghold of Sin, might be rendered powerless, so that we should no longer be slaves to Sin.
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs-heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, since we share Christ's sufferings in order that we may also share his Glory.
Romans 15:1-3
We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
For, as it seems to me, God has exhibited us, the Apostles, last of all, as men doomed to death. We are made a spectacle to the universe, both to angels and to men!
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if what I eat makes my Brother fall, rather than make my Brother fall, I will never eat meat again.
1 Corinthians 9:19
Although I was entirely free, yet, to win as many converts as possible, I made myself everyone's slave.
1 Corinthians 15:31
Daily I face death-I swear it, Brothers, by the pride in you that I feel through my union with Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 6:14
But, for my part, may I never boast of anything except the cross of Jesus Christ, our Master, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Philippians 3:7
But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.
Philippians 3:10
Then indeed I shall know Christ, and the power of his resurrection, and all that it means to share his sufferings,
Colossians 1:24
Now at last I can rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my own person I supplement the afflictions endured by the Christ, for the sake of his Body, the Church;
Colossians 3:5
Therefore destroy all that is earthly in you--immorality, uncleanness, passions, evil desires, and that greed which is idolatry.
2 Thessalonians 3:11
We hear that there are among you people who are living ill- ordered lives, and who, instead of attending to their own business, are mere busy-bodies.
Titus 2:12
leading us to renounce irreligious ways and worldly ambitions, and to live discreet, upright, and religious lives here in this present world,
Hebrews 13:13
Therefore let us go out to him 'outside the camp,' bearing the same reproaches as he;
1 Peter 4:1
Since, then, Christ suffered in body, arm yourselves with the same resolve as he; for he who has suffered in body has ceased to sin,
1 Peter 4:13
No, the more you share the sufferings of the Christ, the more may you rejoice, that, when the time comes for the manifestation of his Glory, you may rejoice and exult.
2 Peter 1:14
for I know that the time for this 'tent' of mine to be put away is soon coming, as our Lord Jesus Christ himself assured me.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tempted, and may undergo persecution for ten days. Be faithful even to death, and I will give you the Crown of Life.
Mark 7:14
Then Jesus called the people to him again, and said: "Listen to me, all of you, and mark my words.