45 Bible Verses about The Cross

where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

For there are many whom I have often described to you, and I now even with tears describe them, as being enemies to the Cross of Christ.

Now standing close to the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

For the Message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are on the way to perdition, but it is the power of God to those whom He is saving.

No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

come down from the cross and save yourself."

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."

But as for me, God forbid that I should glory in anything except the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, upon which the world is crucified to me, and I am crucified to the world.

and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, in Hebrew, Golgotha--

And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.

The God of our forefathers has raised Jesus to life, whom you crucified and put to death.

Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,

delivered up through God's settled purpose and foreknowledge--you by the hands of Gentiles have nailed to a cross and have put to death.

But Jesus turned towards them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

"I tell you in solemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."

And being recognized as truly human, He humbled Himself and even stooped to die; yes, to die on a cross.

The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.

The bond, with its requirements, which was in force against us and was hostile to us, He cancelled, and cleared it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross.

"Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!"

and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

For though it is true that He was crucified through weakness, yet He now lives through the power of God. We also are weak, sharing His weakness, but with Him we shall be full of life to deal with you through the power of God.

But, seeing that we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him;

Christ did not send me to baptize, but to proclaim the Good News; and not in merely wise words--lest the Cross of Christ should be deprived of its power.

There was a garden at the place where Jesus had been crucified, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried.

And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your Kingdom."

And Pilate wrote a notice and had it fastened to the top of the cross. It ran thus: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.

One day He went on board a boat--both He and his disciples; and He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the Lake." So they set sail.

And God purposed through Him to reconcile the universe to Himself, making peace through His blood, which was shed upon the Cross--to reconcile to Himself through Him, I say, things on earth and things in Heaven.

So Jesus, seeing His mother, and seeing the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "Behold, your son!"

One of the soldiers, however, made a thrust at His side with a lance, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing." And they divided His garments among them, drawing lots for them;

Christ has purchased our freedom from the curse of the Law by becoming accursed for us--because "Cursed is every one who is hanged upon a tree."

At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as Jesus had taken the wine, He said, "It is finished." And then, bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.

The same day, in the evening, He said to them, "Let us cross to the other side."

All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.

Against such things as these there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their lower nature with its passions and appetites.

and so they came to a place called Golgotha, which means 'Skull-ground.'

As soon as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenaean, who was coming in from the country, and on his shoulders they put the cross, for him to carry it behind Jesus.