Matthew 10:38
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38 (A)And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
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Mark 8:34
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34 ¶ [a]And he called the people unto him with his disciples, and said unto them, (A)Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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- Mark 8:34 The disciples of Christ must bear stoutly what burden soever the Lord layeth upon them, and subdue the affections of the flesh.
Luke 9:23
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23 ¶ (A)And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross [a]daily, and follow me.
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- Luke 9:23 Even as one day followeth another, so doth one cross follow another, and the cross is by the figure Metonymy, taken for the miseries of this life: for to be hanged, was the sorest and cruelest punishment that was amongst the Jews.
Luke 14:27
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27 (A)[a]And whosoever beareth not his cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.
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- Luke 14:27 The true followers of Christ must at once build and fight, and therefore be ready and prepared to suffer all kinds of miseries.
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