The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

Whoever doesn't bear his own cross, and come after me, can't be my disciple.

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus.