Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The one who doesn't take up his cross and follow me isn't worthy of me.
American Standard Version
And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the person who does not accept his cross [i.e., his responsibilities with all their difficulties] and become my follower does not deserve me.
Anderson New Testament
and whoever does not take his cross and fol low after me, is not worthy of me.
Bible in Basic English
And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
Common New Testament
and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and he that does not take his cross, and so follow after me, is unworthy of me.
Darby Translation
And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Godbey New Testament
Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Goodspeed New Testament
and no one who will not take up his cross and follow me is worthy of me.
John Wesley New Testament
And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Julia Smith Translation
And whoever takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.
King James 2000
And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Modern King James verseion
And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he that taketh not his cross and followeth me, is not meet for me.
Moffatt New Testament
he who will not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Montgomery New Testament
"and he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
NET Bible
And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
New Heart English Bible
And whoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Noyes New Testament
and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me.
Sawyer New Testament
and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
The Emphasized Bible
And, he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not, worthy, of me.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.
Webster
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.
Weymouth New Testament
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.
Williams New Testament
and nobody is worthy of me who does not take up his cross and follow me.
World English Bible
He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.
Worrell New Testament
And whosoever does not take up his cross, and follow Me, is not worthy of Me.
Worsley New Testament
and he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Youngs Literal Translation
and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Themes
Apostles » Self-denial urged upon
Christian ministers » Charge delivered to
Christian ministers » Responsibility of
Following » Those that do not follow jesus Christ
Life » Who shall lose their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Love to Christ » Manifested in » Taking up the cross for him
Receiving » Who receives jesus Christ and the one who sent him
Receiving » Those that receive jesus Christ
Receiving » Those that receive jesus Christ’s disciples
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Taking up the cross and following Christ
Topics
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 10:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
Acknowledging Christ
37 He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 14:27
And whoever does not bear his cross, and come behind me, cannot be my disciple.
Mark 8:34
And having called in the multitude with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wants to follow behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 27:32
And while coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They drafted this man, so that he might take his cross.
Mark 10:21
And having looked at him, Jesus loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lack. Go thou, sell as many things as thou have, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And after taking up the cross, come, follow me
Luke 9:23-24
And he said to all, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 19:17
And he went out bearing his cross to a place called, of a Skull, a place that is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,