Luke 9:23

Good News Translation

And he said to them all, “If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up your cross every day, and follow me.

Cross References

Romans 8:13

For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live.

Colossians 3:5

You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry).

2 Timothy 3:12

Everyone who wants to live a godly life in union with Christ Jesus will be persecuted;

Titus 2:12

That grace instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world,

Hebrews 13:13

Let us, then, go to him outside the camp and share his shame.