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Matthew 10:38
And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
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John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
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Luke 14:26-27
“ If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
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1 Kings 14 8
and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you— yet you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, to do only that which was right in My sight;
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Numbers 14:24
But as for My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring him into the land which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it.
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Galatians 5:24
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
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1 John 3 16
We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.
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Philippians 3:10
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
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Matthew 7:13-14
“ Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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1 Corinthians 4 9-1 Corinthians 4 13
For I think, God has exhibited us, the apostles, last of all as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to mankind.We are fools on account of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are without honor!Up to this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless;and we labor, working with our own hands; when we are verbally abused, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;when we are slandered, we reply as friends; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples,“ If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
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Colossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am supplementing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of His body, which is the church.
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Luke 13:24
“ Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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1 Peter 4 1
Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
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Mark 9:43-48
And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
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Romans 8:17
and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
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Mark 10:21
Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him,“ One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Colossians 3:5
Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
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Luke 18:22
Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him,“ One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Philippians 3:7
But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ.
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John 13:36-37
Simon Peter* said to Him,“ Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered,“ Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.”Peter* said to Him,“ Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.”
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1 Peter 4 13
but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be overjoyed.
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John 21:19-20
Now He said this, indicating by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had said this, He* said to him,“ Follow Me!”Peter turned around and* saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them— the one who also had leaned back on His chest at the supper and said,“ Lord, who is the one who is betraying You?”
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2 Peter 1 14
knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
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Matthew 5:29-30
Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.And if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.
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Matthew 27:32
As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they compelled to carry His cross.
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Romans 15:1-3
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not just please ourselves.Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written:“ The taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on Me.”
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Luke 9:23
And He was saying to them all,“ If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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Romans 6:6
knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
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1 Corinthians 15 31
I affirm, brothers and sisters, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.
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Galatians 6:14
But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying,“ It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 14:33
So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
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John 19:17
They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, carrying His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called, Golgotha.
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Luke 20:45
And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,
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Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
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1 Corinthians 9 19
For though I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may gain more.
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Titus 2:12
instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age,
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2 Thessalonians 3 11
For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.
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1 Corinthians 8 13
Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.
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Hebrews 13:13
So then, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
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Mark 7:14
After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them,“ Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: