Mark 8:34

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Jesus then told the crowd and the disciples to come closer, and he said: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.

Cross References

Matthew 10:38

And unless you are willing to take up your cross and follow me, you are not fit to be my disciples.

John 10:27

My sheep know my voice, and I know them. They follow me,

1 Kings 14:8

I even took David's kingdom away from his family and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed me and did what was right.

Galatians 5:24

And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires.

Galatians 2:20

I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

1 John 3:16

We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. This is why we must give our lives for each other.

Numbers 14:24

But my servant Caleb isn't like the others. So because he has faith in me, I will allow him to cross into Canaan, and his descendants will settle there.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.

Philippians 3:10

All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him to life. I want to suffer and die as he did,

Romans 8:17

His Spirit lets us know that together with Christ we will be given what God has promised. We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him.

Luke 9:23

Then Jesus said to all the people: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross every day and follow me.

Colossians 3:5

Don't be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don't be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don't be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols.

Philippians 3:7

But Christ has shown me that what I once thought was valuable is worthless.

1 Peter 4:1

Christ suffered here on earth. Now you must be ready to suffer as he did, because suffering shows that you have stopped sinning.

Galatians 6:14

But I will never brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his cross, the world is dead as far as I am concerned, and I am dead as far as the world is concerned.

1 Corinthians 15:31

and face death every day? The pride that I have in you because of Christ Jesus our Lord is what makes me say this.

Romans 6:6

We know that the persons we used to be were nailed to the cross with Jesus. This was done, so our sinful bodies would no longer be the slaves of sin.

Luke 14:33

So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.

2 Peter 1:14

And our Lord Jesus Christ has already told me that I will soon leave it behind.

1 Peter 4:13

Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.

Titus 2:12

He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.

Colossians 1:24

I am glad I can suffer for you. I am pleased also that in my own body I can continue the suffering of Christ for his body, the church.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, “We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom.”

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said, “There is one thing you still need to do. Go and sell everything you own! Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and be my follower.”

Luke 13:24

Do all you can to go in by the narrow door! A lot of people will try to get in, but will not be able to.

Matthew 27:32

On the way they met a man named Simon who was from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

Revelation 2:10

Don't worry about what you will suffer. The devil will throw some of you into jail, and you will be tested and made to suffer for ten days. But if you are faithful until you die, I will reward you with a glorious life.

Hebrews 13:13

This is why we should go outside the camp to Jesus and share in his disgrace.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

Now we learn that some of you just loaf around and won't do any work, except the work of a busybody.

1 Corinthians 9:19

I am not anyone's slave. But I have become a slave to everyone, so I can win as many people as possible.

1 Corinthians 8:13

So if I hurt one of the Lord's followers by what I eat, I will never eat meat as long as I live.

John 19:17

and he carried his cross to a place known as “The Skull.” In Aramaic this place is called “Golgotha.”

Luke 20:45

While everyone was listening to Jesus, he said to his disciples:

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked closely at the man. He liked him and said, “There's one thing you still need to do. Go sell everything you own. Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come with me.”

Mark 7:14

Jesus called the crowd together again and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean.