Matthew 16:24

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

²³ But He turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offence to me; for thou regardest not the things of God, but those that be of men. ²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me: ²⁵ for he that would save his life shall lose it; but he that would 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 after me, is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:27

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and follow me, cannot be my disciple.

Matthew 27:32

And as they were going along they met with a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon; and forced him to carry the cross.

Mark 8:34

And calling the people and his disciples to Him, He said unto them, Whosoever is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus looked upon him with affection, and said to him, One thing thou wantest; go, sell all that thou hast, and give it 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 unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:

Luke 23:26

And when they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenean coming out of the country, and put the cross on him to bear it behind Jesus.

John 19:17

And they took Jesus, and led Him away. And He went out, bearing his cross, into a place called the place of a scull, in Hebrew Golgotha:

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for the sake of his body, which is the church.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no one might be shaken by these afflictions: for ye yourselves know that we are appointed hereunto.

2 Timothy 3:12

And indeed all, that are desirous to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

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

Seeing therefore Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same thought, that he, who hath mortified the flesh, hath ceased from sin;

Mark 15:21

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing by, coming out of the country, to carry his cross: