Matthew 16:24

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

²³ But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Bear His Cross

Come After Me

Deny Himself

Follow Me

Jesus Said

Take Up His Cross

Put Aside

Jesus

No

Matthew 10:38

and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:27

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Matthew 27:32

Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to carry his cross.

Mark 8:34

And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Luke 9:23-27

Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Luke 23:26

And a great multitude of the people followed him, and women who also mourned and lamented him.

John 19:17

And he, bearing his cross, went out to a place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share for the sake of his body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be unsettled by these afflictions. You yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

2 Timothy 3:12

Indeed all who desire 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

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

Mark 15:21

Then they compelled a certain man, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to carry his cross.