5 Bible Verses about Carrying The Cross

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever chooseth to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake will find it. For what will a man be profited, if be gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

and bearing his own cross, he went forth into the place called Place of a Skull; in Hebrew, Golgotha;

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to carry his cross.

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenaean, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

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