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Where is “Take up your cross and follow me” in the Bible?
“Take up your cross and follow me” is Matthew 16:24. Jesus says it to his disciples, right after he first tells them he will be killed.
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In the Bible
It is Matthew 16:24.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to his disciples, right after he first tells them he will be killed.
The verse
Then Jesus told his disciples, “Anyone who wishes to come after me must deny themselves, pick up their cross, and follow me.
Matthew 16:24 · open the chapter →
What it means there
A cross was for execution. A person carrying one was on the way to die. Jesus is saying that following him means giving up your claim on your own life.
Also in the Bible
He called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.
Mark 8:34 · open the chapter →
Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to come after me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross every day, and follow me.
Luke 9:23 · open the chapter →
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Where is “Take up your cross and follow me” in the Bible?
“Take up your cross and follow me” is Matthew 16:24. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it to his disciples, right after he first tells them he will be killed.
Is “Take up your cross and follow me” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 16:24, and also Mark 8:34 and Luke 9:23. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 16:24 reads: “Then Jesus told his disciples, “Anyone who wishes to come after me must deny themselves, pick up their cross, and follow me.”
Who said “Take up your cross and follow me”?
Jesus says it to his disciples, right after he first tells them he will be killed.
What does “Take up your cross and follow me” mean in the Bible?
A cross was for execution. A person carrying one was on the way to die. Jesus is saying that following him means giving up your claim on your own life.
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