Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 10:38
"and he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Luke 14:27
"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me, cannot be a disciple of mine.
Matthew 27:32
And as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to go with them to carry his cross.
Mark 8:34
Then summoning the crowd to him, with his disciples. he said: "If any man wishes to follow me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and so follow me.
Mark 10:21
Jesus loved him as he looked at him, and said: "One thing you lack. Go, sell all you have and give to the poor; and you shall have wealth in heaven; and come, follow me."
Luke 9:23-27
And he said to all. "If any man wills to follow me, Let him renounce self and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Luke 23:26
And when they led him away they took hold of Simon, a Cyrenean, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.
John 19:17
So they took Jesus, who went forth bearing his own cross, to a place called The Place of a Skull??n the Hebrew tongue, Golgotha.
Acts 14:22
Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God."
Colossians 1:24
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
So that no one should be shaken by these troubles??or you know well that we are appointed to troubles.
2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all who purpose to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Hebrews 11:24-26
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
1 Peter 4:1-2
Since, then, Christ suffered in the flesh, do you also ever arm yourselves with the same mind (because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin),
Mark 15:21
Simon a Cyrenian, a passer-by, who was coming from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), they commandeered to carry the cross of Jesus.