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where they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction,
Now there stood near the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.
For the doctrine of the cross is to them, that perish, foolishness: but to us, who are saved, it is the power of God.
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and follow me, cannot be my disciple.
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:
And when the centurion, that stood over against Him, saw that He expired with such a cry, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
But God forbid that I should glory, unless in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
And they took Jesus, and led Him away. And He went out, bearing his cross, into a place called the place of a scull, in Hebrew Golgotha:
And they crucified two thieves with Him, one on his right hand and one on his left:
The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
And as they were going along they met with a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon; and forced him to carry the cross.
(as ye yourselves also know,) Him being given up by the determinate counsel and fore-knowlege of God ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
And Jesus answered him, I assure thee, thou shalt be with me this day in paradise.
and being in the human state, He humbled himself, and was obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross.
Who Himself bare our sins in his own body on the cross, that we being dead to sins, might live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye are healed.
And there were two thieves crucified with Him: one on his right hand, and one on the left.
and cancelled the obligation we were under by ritual decrees, which was grievous to us, and hath taken it quite away, even nailing it to his cross.
and he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
And He said unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:
For if He was crucified as from weakness, yet He now liveth by the power of God: for we also are weak in Him, but shall live with Him by the power of God manifested to you.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him:
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in fine speech, least the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
Now there was a garden in the place where He was crucified; and in the garden a new sepulchre, in which none had ever yet been laid.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross: and there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing by, coming out of the country, to carry his cross:
And it came to pass on one of the days that He went into a ship, Himself and his disciples, and He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake.
and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by Him only, whether they be things on earth, or things in heaven.
Jesus therefore seeing his mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, saith to his mother, Woman, behold thy son:
but one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his garments, and cast lots for them.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, having been made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"
Now at the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land, until the ninth hour.
And when Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished. And reclining his head, He yielded up the ghost.
In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
And the same day, in the evening, He saith to them, Let us go over to the other side.
They, who want to make a fair appearance in the flesh, would constrain you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
And they, that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with it's passions and desires.
And when they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenean coming out of the country, and put the cross on him to bear it behind Jesus.
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Matthew 16:24-26Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me: