Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
and nobody is worthy of me who does not take up his cross and follow 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.
A Conservative Version
And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not 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.
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 Anybody who loves father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me, 38 and nobody is worthy of me who does not take up his cross and follow me. 39 Anybody who gains his lower life will lose the higher life, and anybody who loses his lower life for my sake will gain the higher life.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not persevere in carrying his own cross and thus following after me, cannot be a disciple of mine.
Mark 8:34
Then He called the people to Him along with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say, 'No' to self, put the cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.
Matthew 27:32
As they were going out of the city, they found a Cyrenian named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
Mark 10:21
Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing. Go, sell everything you have, and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."
Luke 9:23-24
Then He said to them all, "If anyone chooses to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put the cross on his shoulders daily, and continue to follow me.
John 19:17
and He went out carrying the cross by Himself to a spot called The Place of the Skull, or in Hebrew, Golgotha.