Matthew 10:38 “and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy…”

Matthew 10:38

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

World English Bible

He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me.

American Standard Version

And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

Geneva Bible 1599

And hee that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthie of me.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

Bible in Basic English

And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

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Cross references

“And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.”

Mark 8:34 Luke 14:27 Matthew 16:24 John 19:17 Mark 10:21 Matthew 27:32

Mark 8:34 · BSB

Then 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.

Luke 14:27 · BSB

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

Matthew 16:24 · BSB

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

John 19:17 · BSB

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

Mark 10:21 · BSB

Jesus 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. ”

Matthew 27:32 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

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