Matthew 16:24

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Summary

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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1 Peter 4:1

General references

Judges 7:17

Matthew 10:38

Hebrews 13:13

Bible References

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And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions."

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body -- for the sake of his body, the church -- what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

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As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called "The Place of the Skull" (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

General references

He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely! I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do!

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.