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Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
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John 10:27
My sheep hear 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 father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.And whoever does not bear his 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; and yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes;
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Numbers 14:24
But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.
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Galatians 5:24
And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; 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 for me.
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1 John 3 16
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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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 by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which 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 that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples,“ If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
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Colossians 1:24
I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
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Luke 13:24
“ Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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1 Peter 4 1
Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
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Mark 9:43-48
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—
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Romans 8:17
and if children, then heirs— heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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Mark 10:21
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him,“ One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”
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Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
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Luke 18:22
So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him,“ You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Philippians 3:7
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.
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John 13:36-37
Simon Peter said to Him,“ Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered him,“ Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward.”Peter said to Him,“ Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.”
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1 Peter 4 13
but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
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John 21:19-20
This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him,“ Follow Me.”Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said,“ Lord, who is the one who betrays You?”
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2 Peter 1 14
knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
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Matthew 5:29-30
If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
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Matthew 27:32
Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
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Romans 15:1-3
We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written,“ The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”
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Luke 9:23
Then He said to them all,“ If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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Romans 6:6
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
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1 Corinthians 15 31
I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
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Galatians 6:14
But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom 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, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying,“ We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 14:33
So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
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John 19:17
And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,
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Luke 20:45
Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples,
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Revelation 2:10
Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation 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 men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;
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Titus 2:12
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
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2 Thessalonians 3 11
For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies.
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1 Corinthians 8 13
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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Hebrews 13:13
Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
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Mark 7:14
When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them,“ Hear Me, everyone, and understand: