Mark 8:34

Weymouth NT

Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, »If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Cross References

Matthew 10:38

and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, »If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Matthew 27:32

Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,

Mark 10:21

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said, »One thing is lacking in you: go, sell all you possess and give the proceeds to the poor, and you shall have riches in Heaven; and come and be a follower of mine.«

Mark 7:14

Then Jesus called the people to Him again. »Listen to me, all of you,« He said, »and understand.

Luke 13:24

»Strain every nerve to force your way in through the narrow gate,« He answered; »for multitudes, I tell you, will endeavour to find a way in and will not succeed.

Luke 14:33

Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.

Luke 18:22

On receiving this answer Jesus said to him, »There is still one thing wanting in you. Sell everything you possess and give the money to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and then come, follow me.«

Luke 20:45

Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,

Luke 9:23

And He said to all, »If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

John 10:27

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

John 19:17

and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place –or, in Hebrew, Golgotha–

Acts 14:22

Everywhere they strengthened the disciples by encouraging them to hold fast to the faith, and warned them saying, »It is through many afflictions that we must make our way into the Kingdom of God.«

Romans 6:6

This we know–that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin;

Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs too–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ; if indeed we are sharers in Christ's sufferings, in order that we may also be sharers in His glory.

1 Corinthians 15:31

I protest, brethren, as surely as I glory over you –which I may justly do in Christ Jesus our Lord– that I die day by day.

1 Corinthians 8:13

Therefore if what I eat causes my brother to fall, never again to the end of my days will I touch any kind of animal food, for fear I should cause my brother to fall.

1 Corinthians 9:19

Though free from all human control, I have made myself the slave of all in the hope of winning as many converts as possible.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ that lives in me; and the life which I now live in the body I live through faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself up to death on my behalf.

Galatians 5:24

Against such things as these there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their lower nature with its passions and appetites.

Galatians 6:14

But as for me, God forbid that I should glory in anything except the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, upon which the world is crucified to me, and I am crucified to the world.

Philippians 3:10

I long to know Christ and the power which is in His resurrection, and to share in His sufferings and die even as He died;

Philippians 3:7

Yet all that was gain to me–for Christ's sake I have reckoned it loss.

Colossians 1:24

Now I can find joy amid my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my own person whatever is lacking in Christ's afflictions on behalf of His Body, the Church.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations–fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

For we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies.

Titus 2:12

training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,

Hebrews 13:13

Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.

1 Peter 4:1

Since, then, Christ has suffered in the flesh, you also must arm yourselves with a determination to do the same –because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin–

1 Peter 4:13

On the contrary, in the degree that you share in the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice, so that at the unveiling of His glory you may also rejoice with triumphant gladness.

2 Peter 1:14

For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me.

1 John 3:16

We know what love is–through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.

Revelation 2:10

Dismiss your fears concerning all that you are about to suffer. I tell you that the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison that you may be put to the test, and for ten days you will have to endure persecution. Be faithful to the End, even if you have to die, and then I will give you the victor's Wreath of Life.