Matthew 16:24

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Cross References

Matthew 10:38

And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:27

Whoever does not bear his own cross   and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Mark 10:21

Looking at him, Jesus loved him  and said to him, ‘You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor,   and you will have treasure   in heaven.   Then come,   follow me.’

2 Timothy 3:12

In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Mark 8:34

Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, ‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself,   take up his cross,   and follow me.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the  disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith  and by telling them, ‘It is necessary to go through many hardships  to enter the kingdom of God.’

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings  for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body,  that is, the church.

John 19:17

Carrying  the cross by himself,  he went out to what is called Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one will be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.

Matthew 27:32

As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced him to carry his cross.

Mark 15:21

They  forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross.  He was Simon of Cyrene,  the father of Alexander and Rufus.

Luke 23:26

As  they led him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian,  who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross  on him to carry behind Jesus.

John 21:19

He said this to indicate by what kind of death  Peter would glorify God.  After saying this, he told him, ‘Follow me.’

John 21:22

‘If I want him to remain until I come,’   Jesus answered, ‘what is that to you? As for you, follow me.’

1 Peter 2:21

For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered  for you, leaving you an example,  that you should follow  in his steps.