Luke 9:23 Cross References

Luke 9:23

23: Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross daily, and follow me.

Matthew 10:38

  1. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
  2. If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will find it.

Luke 14:26

  1. "If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.
  2. And you cannot be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.

Mark 8:34

  1. Then he called his disciples and the crowds to come over and listen. "If any of you wants to be my follower," he told them, "you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.
  2. If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life.
  3. And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process?
  4. Is anything worth more than your soul?
  5. If a person is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, I, the Son of Man, will be ashamed of that person when I return in the glory of my Father with the holy angels."

Romans 8:13

  1. For if you keep on following it, you will perish. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you turn from it and its evil deeds, you will live.

John 12:25

  1. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who despise their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  2. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

Titus 2:12

  1. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God,

Colossians 3:5

  1. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don't be greedy for the good things of this life, for that is idolatry.

2 Timothy 3:12

  1. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Matthew 16:22

  1. But Peter took him aside and corrected him. "Heaven forbid, Lord," he said. "This will never happen to you!"
  2. Jesus turned to Peter and said, "Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, and not from God's."
  3. Then Jesus said to the disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross, and follow me.
  4. If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.

1 Corinthians 15:30

  1. And why should we ourselves be continually risking our lives, facing death hour by hour?
  2. For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what the Lord Jesus Christ has done in you.
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