Matthew 10:38

New Century Version

Whoever is not willing to carry the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Cross References

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.

Matthew 27:32

As the soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus, they forced a man from Cyrene, named Simon, to carry the cross for Jesus.

Mark 10:21

Jesus, looking at the man, loved him and said, “There is one more thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Mark 8:34

Then Jesus called the crowd to him, along with his followers. He said, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.

Luke 14:27

Whoever is not willing to carry his cross and follow me cannot be my follower.

John 19:17

Carrying his own cross, Jesus went out to a place called The Place of the Skull, which in the Hebrew language is called Golgotha.