Luke 14:27

Catholic Public Domain Version

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

Cross References

Matthew 10:38

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

Matthew 13:21

But he has no root in himself, so it is only for a time; then, when tribulation and persecution occur because of the word, he promptly stumbles.

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus, gazing at him, loved him, and he said to him: "One thing is lacking to you. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me."

Mark 15:21

And they compelled a certain passerby, Simon the Cyrenian, who was arriving from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to take up his cross.

Luke 14:28

For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?

John 19:17

And carrying his own cross, he went forth to the place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew it is called the Place of the Skull.

Acts 14:22

And when they had established priests for them in each church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason, I also suffer these things. But I am not confounded. For I know in whom I have believed, and I am certain that he has the power to preserve what was entrusted to me, unto that day.

2 Timothy 3:12

And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.