Luke 14:27 Cross References - Riverside

²⁷ Whoever does not take up his own cross and come after me cannot be a disciple of mine.

³⁸ Whoever does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

²¹ yet has no root in himself, but is inconstant, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the message he stumbles and falls.

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any one chooses to come after me, let him disown self and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever chooses to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶ For what profit will a man have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? or what can a man give to buy back his soul?

³⁴ Then he called the crowd along with his disciples and said to them, "If any one wishes to come after me, let him disown himself and take up his cross and follow me. ³⁵ Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of the good news will save it. ³⁶ What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? ³⁷ For what could a man give to buy back his soul?

²¹ Jesus looking at him loved him and said to him, "One thing you lack. Go sell all that you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me."

²¹ They impressed a man who was passing by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to carry his cross.

²³ He said to all: "If any one chooses to come after me, let him disown himself and take up his cross every day and follow me. ²⁴ He who chooses to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. ²⁵ For what will it profit a man to gain the whole world if he has lost or forfeited himself?

¹⁷ and laid on him his cross and went out to what is called Skull Place — in Hebrew, Golgotha —

²² reassuring the minds of the disciples and encouraging them to be steadfast in the faith, saying, "Through many trials we must enter into the kingdom of God."

¹² and for this reason I am suffering these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am confident that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

¹² And all who are determined to live religiously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.