KJV King James Version
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
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Matthew 10:38
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
WEB World English Bible
He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me.
ASV American Standard Version
And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Surrounding context — Matthew 10
35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
36 And a man’s foes [shall be] they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐG3756 · ounoλαμβάνειG2983 · lambanōto takeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσταυρὸνG4716 · stauroscrossαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀκολουθεῖG190 · akoloutheōto followὀπίσωG3694 · opisōafterμου,G3165 · memeοὐκG3756 · ounoἔστινG1510 · eimito beμουG3165 · memeἄξιος.G514 · axiosworthy
Cross-references
Luke 14:27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.Mark 8:34And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Luke 9:23-24And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.John 19:17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:Mark 10:21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.Matthew 27:32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
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