Matthew 16:24

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

²³ Then turned he about, and said unto Peter, "Come after me, Satan: thou offendest me, because thou savourest not Godly things, but worldly things." ²⁴ Jesus then said to his disciples. "If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall 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 that taketh not his cross and followeth me, is not meet for me.

Luke 14:27

And whosoever bear not his cross, and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Matthew 27:32

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Mark 8:34

And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them, "Whosoever will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 10:21

Jesus beheld him, and had a favour to him, and said unto him, "One thing is lacking unto thee. Go, and sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me, and take up thy cross on thee."

Luke 9:23-27

And he said to them all, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross on him daily, and follow me.

Luke 23:26

And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene, coming out of the field: And on him laid they the cross to bear it after Jesus.

John 19:17

And he bare his cross, and went forth into a place called the place of dead men's skulls: which is named in Hebrew, Golgotha:

Acts 14:22

and strengthened the disciples souls: exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Colossians 1:24

Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer, for you; and fulfill that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation -

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no man should be moved in these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are even appointed thereunto.

2 Timothy 3:12

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, must suffer persecutions.

Hebrews 11:24-26

By faith Moses, when he was of a great age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

1 Peter 4:1-2

Forasmuch as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he which suffereth in the flesh ceaseth from sin,

Mark 15:21

And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene, which came out of the field, and was father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.