Mark 8:34

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Jesus called the crowd and his followers to him. He said, “Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me.

Cross References

Matthew 10:38

Those who will not accept the cross that is given to them when they follow me are not worthy of me.

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

1 Kings 14:8

David’s family was ruling the kingdom of Israel, but I took the kingdom away from them and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed my commands and followed me with his whole heart. He did only what I accepted.

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their sinful self. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Galatians 2:20

So I am not the one living now—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God. He is the one who loved me and gave himself to save me.

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for each other as brothers and sisters.

Numbers 14:24

But my servant Caleb was different. He follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land that he has already seen, and his people will get that land.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If any of you want to be my follower, you must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me.

Philippians 3:10

All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him from death. I want to share in his sufferings and be like him even in his death.

Romans 8:17

If we are God’s children, we will get the blessings God has for his people. He will give us all that he has given Christ. But we must suffer like Christ suffered. Then we will be able to share his glory.

Luke 9:23

Jesus continued to say to all of them, “Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you every day for following me.

Colossians 3:5

So put everything evil out of your life: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, letting sinful thoughts control you, and wanting things that are wrong. And don’t keep wanting more and more for yourself, which is the same as worshiping a false god.

Philippians 3:7

At one time all these things were important to me. But because of Christ, I decided that they are worth nothing.

1 Peter 4:1

Christ suffered while he was in his body. So you should strengthen yourselves with the same kind of thinking Christ had. The one who accepts suffering in this life has clearly decided to stop sinning.

Galatians 6:14

I hope I will never boast about things like that. The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is my only reason for boasting. Through Jesus’ death on the cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.

1 Corinthians 15:31

I face death every day. That is true, brothers and sisters, just as it is true that I am proud of what you are because of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old life was put to death on the cross with Christ. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. Then we would not be slaves to sin.

Luke 14:33

“It is the same for each of you. You must leave everything you have to follow me. If not, you cannot be my follower.

2 Peter 1:14

I know that I must soon leave this body. Our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that.

1 Peter 4:13

But you should be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings. You will be happy and full of joy when Christ shows his glory.

Titus 2:12

It teaches us not to live against God and not to do the bad things the world wants to do. It teaches us to live on earth now in a wise and right way—a way that shows true devotion to God.

Colossians 1:24

I am happy in my sufferings for you. There is much that Christ must still suffer. And I gladly accept my part of those sufferings in my body for the good of his body, the church.

Acts 14:22

In those cities they helped the followers grow stronger in their faith and encouraged them to continue trusting God. They told them, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.”

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to the leader, “But there is still one thing you need to do. Sell everything you have and give the money to those who are poor. You will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Luke 13:24

“The door to heaven is narrow. Try hard to enter it. Many people will want to enter there, but they will not be able to go in.

Matthew 27:32

The soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus. They saw a man from Cyrene named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.

Revelation 2:10

Don’t be afraid of what will happen to you. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison. He will do this to test you. You will suffer for ten days, but be faithful, even if you have to die. If you continue to be faithful, I will give you the reward of life.

Hebrews 13:13

So we should go to Jesus outside the camp and accept the same shame that he had.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They are doing nothing except being busy in the lives of others.

1 Corinthians 9:19

I am free. I belong to no other person, but I make myself a slave to everyone. I do this to help save as many people as I can.

1 Corinthians 8:13

So if the food I eat makes another believer fall into sin, I will never eat meat again. I will stop eating meat, so that I will not make my brother or sister sin.

John 19:17

He carried his own cross to a place called “The Place of the Skull.” (In Aramaic the name of this place is “Golgotha.”)

Luke 20:45

While all the people were listening to Jesus, he said to his followers,

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at the man in a way that showed how much he cared for him. He said, “There is still one thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have. Give the money to those who are poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Mark 7:14

Jesus called the people to him again. He said, “Everyone should listen to me and understand what I am saying.