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

And when He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, Whoever desires 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 your way, sell whatever 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 daily, and follow Me.

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or suffers loss?

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till 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, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must enter the kingdom of God through many afflictions.

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

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

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the recompense.

Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.

And they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.

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

And He, bearing His cross, 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, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has been released from sin,

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