Matthew 16:24

Weymouth NT

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.

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 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 15:21

One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.

Mark 8:34

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.

Luke 14:27

No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

Luke 23:26

As soon as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenaean, who was coming in from the country, and on his shoulders they put the cross, for him to carry it behind Jesus.

John 19:17

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

John 21:19

This He said to indicate the kind of death by which that disciple would bring glory to God; and after speaking thus He said to him, »Follow me.«

John 21:22

»If I desire him to remain till I come,« replied Jesus, »what concern is that of yours? You, yourself, must follow me.«

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.«

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.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that none of you might be unnerved by your present trials: for you yourselves know that they are our appointed lot.

2 Timothy 3:12

And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

1 Peter 2:21

And it is to this you were called; because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you an example so that you should follow in His steps.