Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.
Matthew 10:38 - Y'all Version Bible Whoever doesn’t take up their cross and follow after me isn’t 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 desires to come after me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.
As they were coming out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, and they forced him to carry his cross.
Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
He called the crowd to himself with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wants to follow after me, must deny themselves, and take up their cross, and follow me.
Whoever does not carry their own cross and follow after me cannot be my disciple.
He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called “The Place of a Skull” (which in Hebrew is “Golgotha”).