Matthew 10:38
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 become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
- Luke 14:27 : 27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
- Mark 8:34 : 34 Following Jesus Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
- John 19:17 : 17 and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called“The Place of the Skull”(called in Aramaic Golgotha).
- Luke 9:23-24 : 23 A Call to Discipleship Then he said to them all,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
- Mark 10:21 : 21 As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said,“You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- Matt 27:32 : 32 The Crucifixion As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.
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