45 Bible Verses about The Cross
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There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.
For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.
this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.
by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.
Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out,
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"
But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.
And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"--
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side."
It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.
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Matthew 16:24-26Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.