Matthew 16:24

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 16:24 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 10:38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
  2. Matthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  3. Mark 8:34Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  4. Mark 10:21Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  5. Mark 15:21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  6. Luke 9:23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
  7. Luke 14:27And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
  8. Luke 23:26As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
  9. John 19:17Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
  10. Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
  11. Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
  12. 1 Thessalonians 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
  13. 2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
  14. Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
  15. 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

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