Matthew 16:24 “Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he m…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Iesus then saide to his disciples, If any man will follow me, let him forsake himselfe: and take vp his crosse, and follow me.

Darby Translation

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Young's Literal Translation

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,

Bible in Basic English

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

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Cross references

“If”

Matthew 10:38 Luke 14:27 Luke 9:23–27 Mark 10:21 Mark 8:34 2 Timothy 3:12

Matthew 10:38 · BSB

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

Luke 14:27 · BSB

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

Luke 9:23–27 · BSB

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 follow Me.

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. ”

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.

2 Timothy 3:12 · BSB

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

“and take”

John 19:17 Matthew 27:32 Mark 15:21 Luke 23:26 1 Peter 4:1 1 Peter 4:2

John 19:17 · BSB

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

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.

Mark 15:21 · BSB

Now 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.

Luke 23:26 · BSB

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 to carry behind Jesus.

1 Peter 4:1 · BSB

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.

1 Peter 4:2 · BSB

Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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

In context

23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Read Matthew 16