Matthew 16:24
16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower,
he must deny
himself, take up his cross,
and follow me.
Matthew 27:32
The Crucifixion
27:32 As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.
Mark 8:34
Following Jesus
8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 10:21
10:21 As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, “You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money
to the poor, and you will have treasure
in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Luke 9:23-24
A Call to Discipleship
9:23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
Luke 14:27
14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross
and follow
me cannot be my disciple.
John 19:17
19:17 and carrying his own cross
he went out to the place called “The Place of the Skull”
(called in Aramaic
Golgotha).