Luke 14:27

New King James Version

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

Cross References

Matthew 10:38

And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

Matthew 13:21

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”

Mark 15:21

Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.

Luke 14:28

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—

John 19:17

And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

2 Timothy 3:12

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.