Matthew 10:38

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.›

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  • Matt 16:24 : 24 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, ‹If any› [man] ‹will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.›
  • Luke 14:27 : 27 ‹And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.›
  • Mark 8:34 : 34 And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, ‹Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.›
  • John 19:17 : 17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
  • Luke 9:23-24 : 23 And he said to [them] all, ‹If any› [man] ‹will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.› 24 ‹For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.›
  • Mark 10:21 : 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, ‹One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.›
  • Matt 27:32 : 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

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