And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

And having summoned the crowd together with His disciples, He said to them, "Whoever is willing to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go, sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."

Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will by no means taste death until they see the kingdom of God."

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, urging [them] to continue in the faith, [saying], "Through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God."

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for His body, which is the church,

that no one should be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

regarding the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they pressed into service that he might carry His cross.

And they pressed into service a certain [man] [that was] passing by [named] Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming from the country, that he might carry His cross.

And as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, [as he was] coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it behind Jesus.

And bearing His cross, He went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, you also arm yourselves [with] the same mind, because he who suffered in [the] flesh has ceased from sin,

that he no longer should live the remaining time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.