Matthew 10:38 - The Scriptures 2009

³⁸ “And he who does not take up his stake and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁸ And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁸ And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also] is not worthy of Me.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁸ And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

Common English Bible

³⁸ Those who don’t pick up their crosses and follow me aren’t worthy of me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁸ And whoever does not take up his cross, and follow me is not worthy of me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁸ And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.

Matthew 10:38 Cross References

Matthew 16:24

Then יהושע said to His taught ones, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow Me.

Matthew 27:32

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Shim‛on by name – they compelled him to bear His stake.

Mark 10:21

And יהושע, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One matter you lack: Go, sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me, taking up the stake.”

Mark 8:34

And calling near the crowd with His taught ones, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow Me.

Luke 14:27

“And whoever does not bear his stake and come after Me is unable to be My taught one.

John 19:17

And bearing His stake, He went out to the so-called Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,