Matthew 16:24 - Tree of Life Version

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself [disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests] and take up his cross and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “All who want to come after me must sayno to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If anyone is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 16:24 Cross References

Matthew 10:38

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me isn’t worthy of Me.

Matthew 27:32

As they came out, they found a man from Cyrene, Simon by name. They forced him into service, to carry Yeshua’s cross-beam.

Mark 10:21

Looking at him, Yeshua loved him and said, “One thing you lack. Go, sell as much as you have, and give to the poor; and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Mark 15:21

Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was coming in from the countryside. The soldiers force this passerby to carry Yeshua’s cross-beam.

Mark 8:34

Then He called the crowd, along with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to follow after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and keep following Me.

Luke 14:27

Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

Luke 23:26

As they led Him away, they grabbed a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the countryside. They placed on him the cross-beam, to carry behind Yeshua.

John 19:17

Then they took Yeshua. He went out, carrying His own crossbar, to the Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

John 21:19

Now this He said to indicate by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God. And after this, Yeshua said to him, “Follow Me!”

John 21:22

Yeshua said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!”

Acts 14:22

They were strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in faith, and saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and in my physical body—for the sake of His body, Messiah’s community—I fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of Messiah.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know we are destined for this.

2 Timothy 3:12

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted.

1 Peter 2:21

For you were called to this, because Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you might follow in His footsteps: