Matthew 16:24

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

²³ But he turned, and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offense to me: for thou savorest not the things that are of God, but those that are of men. ²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whoever will 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 worthy of me.

Luke 14:27

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

Matthew 27:32

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to bear his cross.

Mark 8:34

And when he had called the people to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

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 daily, and follow me.

Luke 23:26

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

John 19:17

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha:

Acts 14:22

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

Colossians 1:24

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

1 Thessalonians 3:3

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed to it.

2 Timothy 3:12

And all indeed that will live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Hebrews 11:24-26

By faith Moses, when he had come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

1 Peter 4:1-2

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

Mark 15:21

And they constrain one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.