Matthew 10:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.”
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“and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 10:38 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Matthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- Luke 14:27And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
- John 19:17Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
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