5 Bible Verses about Carrying The Cross

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as the ransom of his life?

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

And as they were going out, they found a man of Gyrene, named Simon: this man they compelled to carry his cross.

And they compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, (the father of Alexander and Eufus,) who was passing by, coming in from the country, to bear his cross.

And as they led him away, they laid hold of Simon, a certain Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it after Jesus.