Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead 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.
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.
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 Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me. 39 To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
Luke 14:27
No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.
Mark 8:34
Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
Matthew 27:32
Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,
Mark 10:21
Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said, "One thing is lacking in you: go, sell all you possess and give the proceeds to the poor, and you shall have riches in Heaven; and come and be a follower of mine."
Luke 9:23-24
And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.
John 19:17
and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, in Hebrew, Golgotha--