σταυρός, -oῦ, ὁ 1. an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.) 2. In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixion, the Cross: of the Cross on which Christ suffered, Mat.27:32, 40 27:42, Mrk.15:21, 30 15:32, Luk.23:26, Jhn.19:17, 19 19:25, 31, Col.2:14, Heb.12:2; θάνατος σταυροῦ, Php.2:8; τ. αἷμα τοῦ σ., Col.1:20. Metaphorical, in proverbial sayings: αἴρειν (λαμβάνειν, βαστάζειν) τὸν σ., Mat.10:38 16:24, Mrk.8:34 10:21, 15:21, Luk.9:23 14:27 (for an interesting ex. of metaphorically use in π., see MM, xxiii) By meton., for Christ's death on the Cross: 1Co.1:17, Gal.5:11 6:12, 14, Eph.2:16, Php.3:18; ὁ λόγος ὁ τοῦ σ., 1Co.1:18.† (AS)
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G4716 — σταυρός
stauros · cross · Greek
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Matthew 10:38 · σταυρὸνand anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Matthew 16:24 · σταυρὸνThen Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Matthew 27:32 · σταυρὸνAlong the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.Matthew 27:40 · σταυροῦ.and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”Matthew 27:42 · σταυροῦ,“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.Mark 8:34 · σταυρὸνThen 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.Mark 15:21 · σταυρὸνNow 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.Mark 15:30 · σταυροῦ.come down from the cross and save Yourself!”Mark 15:32 · σταυροῦLet the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.Luke 9:23 · σταυρὸνThen 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.Luke 14:27 · σταυρὸνAnd whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.Luke 23:26 · σταυρὸνAs 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.John 19:17 · σταυρὸνCarrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.John 19:19 · σταυροῦ.Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.John 19:25 · σταυρῷNear the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.John 19:31 · σταυροῦIt was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.1 Corinthians 1:17 · σταυρὸςFor Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.1 Corinthians 1:18 · σταυροῦFor the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.Galatians 5:11 · σταυροῦ.Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.Galatians 6:12 · σταυρῷThose who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.Galatians 6:14 · σταυρῷBut as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.Ephesians 2:16 · σταυροῦand reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.Philippians 2:8 · σταυροῦ·And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.Philippians 3:18 · σταυροῦFor as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.Colossians 1:20 · σταυροῦand through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.Colossians 2:14 · σταυρῷ·having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!Hebrews 12:2 · σταυρὸνLet us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.