Matthew 10:38

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And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

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  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
  • Luke 14:27 : 27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
  • Mark 8:34 : 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'
  • John 19:17 : 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place called The Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
  • Luke 9:23-24 : 23 Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.' 24 'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.'
  • Mark 10:21 : 21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he said. 'Go, sell everything you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'
  • Matt 27:32 : 32 As they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.

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    37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Luke 14:25-28
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    25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

    26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.

    27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

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  • Matt 16:23-25
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    23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."

    24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

    25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

  • Mark 8:34-35
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    34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'

    35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

  • Luke 9:22-26
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    22 He said, 'The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law. He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.'

    23 Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'

    24 'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.'

    25 'What good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self?'

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    39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

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    33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:28-29
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    28 Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

    29 Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel,

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    30 Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

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  • John 12:25-26
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    25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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  • Matt 10:32-34
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    32 Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

    33 But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.

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  • Matt 8:21-22
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    21 Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

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  • Luke 11:23
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    24 The one who does not love me does not keep my words. The word you hear is not my own but belongs to the Father who sent me.

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    59 He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

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  • Luke 18:29-30
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    29 Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

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    13 Everyone will hate you because of My name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.