Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Cross References (15)

  • Matthew 10:38 (126)

    and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

  • Luke 14:27 (113)

    And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

  • 1 Peter 4:1–2 (85)

    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in h

  • Luke 9:23–27 (76)

    Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and

  • Mark 10:21 (59)

    Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to t

  • Mark 8:34 (52)

    Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he mus

  • 2 Timothy 3:12 (50)

    Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

  • Hebrews 11:24–26 (41)

    By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

  • Acts 14:22 (34)

    strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships t

  • Colossians 1:24 (32)

    Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for

  • John 19:17 (21)

    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:3 (20)

    so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.

  • Matthew 27:32 (12)

    Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

  • Mark 15:21 (11)

    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers

  • Luke 23:26 (7)

    As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him