Matthew 10:38 · KJV
“And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.”
— Matthew 10:38
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.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10 — Context
And a man's foes {shall be} they of his own household.
37He 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.
38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Cross References
Mark 8:34
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Matthew 16:24
Then 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 9:23-24
And 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 19:17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called {the place} of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
Mark 10:21
Then 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 27:32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.