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.
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- Matthew 10:38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
- Luke 14:27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
- 1 Peter 4:1–2 Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.