Matthew 16:24

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

²³ and he having turned, said to Peter, 'Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.' ²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, ²⁵ for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may 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 whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:27

and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

Matthew 27:32

And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross;

Mark 8:34

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, 'Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

Mark 10:21

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, 'One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

Luke 9:23-27

And he said unto all, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

Luke 23:26

And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear it behind Jesus.

John 19:17

and bearing his cross, he went forth to the place called Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha;

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

Colossians 1:24

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

2 Timothy 3:12

and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

Hebrews 11:24-26

by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,

1 Peter 4:1-2

Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin,

Mark 15:21

And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,