Mark 8:34

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

³³ But he turning about and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan! for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men. ³⁴ And calling the multitude to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever chooseth to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ³⁵ For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, will save it.

Come After Me

Deny Himself

Follow Me

Jesus Said

Take Up His Cross

Put Aside

Whosoever Will Come

Jesus

Mark

No

Matthew 10:38

and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:26-27

If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

Matthew 7:13-14

Enter in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many are they who go in thereat.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 9:43-48

And if thy hand cause thee to fall away, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable.

Galatians 5:24

And they who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with the passions and lusts.

1 John 3:16

Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Matthew 5:29-30

And if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matthew 27:32

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to carry his cross.

Mark 10:21

And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Luke 9:23

And he said to all, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Luke 13:24

Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

Luke 14:33

So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Luke 20:45

And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

John 13:36-37

Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, whither dost thou go? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou wilt follow me afterward.

John 19:17

and bearing his own cross, he went forth into the place called Place of a Skull; in Hebrew, Golgotha;

John 21:19-20

This he said, signifying by what manner of death he was to glorify God. And having thus spoken, he saith to him, Follow me.

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that it is through many afflictions that we mast enter into the kingdom of God.

Romans 6:6

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin;

Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and fellowheirs with Christ; if indeed we are suffering with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 15:1-3

We then who are strong ought to hear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles as lowest, as men sentenced to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 8:13

Wherefore, if food cause my brother to fall, I will eat no flesh for ever, lest I cause my brother to fall. Am I not free?

1 Corinthians 9:19

For being free from all men, yet I made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more;

1 Corinthians 15:31

I protest, brethren, by my glorying in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ, and no longer do I live, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 6:14

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

Philippians 3:7

But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.

Philippians 3:10

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, while becoming like him in his death,

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;

Colossians 3:5

Make dead therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

2 Thessalonians 3:11

For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

Titus 2:12

teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world;

Hebrews 13:13

Let us then go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach;

1 Peter 4:1

Christ then having suffered in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

1 Peter 4:13

but, in so far as ye share in Christs sufferings, rejoice; that also at the manifestation of his glory ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

2 Peter 1:14

knowing that I must soon put off my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ declared to me.

Revelation 2:10

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

Mark 7:14

And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.