Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Matthew 10:38 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also] is not worthy of Me. American Standard Version (1901) And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. Common English Bible Those who don’t pick up their crosses and follow me aren’t worthy of me. Catholic Public Domain Version And whoever does not take up his cross, and follow me is not worthy of me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me. |
Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced him to carry his cross.
Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, ‘You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, ‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.