Matthew 10:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
  • Luke 14:27 : 27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
  • Mark 8:34 : 34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.
  • John 19:17 : 17 And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):
  • Luke 9:23-24 : 23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me. 24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
  • Mark 10:21 : 21 And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
  • Matt 27:32 : 32 And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.

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    37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

  • Luke 14:25-28
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    25 Now a great number of people went with him.

    26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

    27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

    28 For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

  • Matt 16:23-25
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    82%

    23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

    25 Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

  • Mark 8:34-35
    2 verses
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    34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

    35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

  • Luke 9:22-26
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    80%

    22 Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.

    23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

    24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

    25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

    26 For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

  • Matt 10:39-40
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    39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

    40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:28-29
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    28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.

    29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

  • Matt 12:30
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    30 Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.

  • Luke 9:62
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    62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

  • John 12:25-26
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    72%

    25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

    26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

  • Matt 10:32-34
    3 verses
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    32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.

    33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

    34 Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.

  • Matt 8:21-22
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    72%

    21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

    22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.

  • Luke 11:23
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    23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

  • Mark 8:38
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    38 Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

  • John 14:24
    71%

    24 He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

  • Luke 9:59-60
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    59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

    60 But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.

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    29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

    30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

  • Mark 10:21
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    21 And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

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    29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

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    69%

    24 A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.

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    14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

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    69%

    33 If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.

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    22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

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