Mark 8:34 Cross References

Mark 8:34

34: 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.

Matthew 10:38

  1. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.

John 10:27

  1. My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

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.

1 Kings 14:8

  1. I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted him to do.

Galatians 5:24

  1. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Numbers 14:24

  1. But my servant Caleb is different from the others. He has remained loyal to me, and I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will receive their full share of that land.

Galatians 2:20

  1. I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 John 3:16

  1. We know what real love is because Christ gave up his life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.

Matthew 16:24

  1. 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.

Matthew 7:13

  1. "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose the easy way.
  2. But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.

1 Corinthians 4:9

  1. But sometimes I think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor's parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world--to people and angels alike.
  2. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you are so wise! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are well thought of, but we are laughed at.
  3. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, without enough clothes to keep us warm. We have endured many beatings, and we have no homes of our own.
  4. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
  5. We respond gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment.

Philippians 3:10

  1. As a result, I can really know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I can learn what it means to suffer with him, sharing in his death,

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.

1 Peter 4:1

  1. So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you are willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning.

Romans 6:6

  1. Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.

Mark 9:43

  1. If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.
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  3. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.
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  5. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the Kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

Luke 14:33

  1. So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me.

Luke 13:24

  1. "The door to heaven is narrow. Work hard to get in, because many will try to enter,

Galatians 6:14

  1. As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead.

Romans 15:1

  1. We may know that these things make no difference, but we cannot just go ahead and do them to please ourselves. We must be considerate of the doubts and fears of those who think these things are wrong.
  2. We should please others. If we do what helps them, we will build them up in the Lord.
  3. For even Christ didn't please himself. As the Scriptures say, "Those who insult you are also insulting me."

Colossians 1:24

  1. I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am completing what remains of Christ's sufferings for his body, the church.

John 13:36

  1. Simon Peter said, "Lord, where are you going?" And Jesus replied, "You can't go with me now, but you will follow me later."
  2. "But why can't I come now, Lord?" he asked. "I am ready to die for you."

2 Peter 1:14

  1. But the Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that my days here on earth are numbered and I am soon to die.

Luke 9:23

  1. 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.

Romans 8:17

  1. And since we are his children, we will share his treasures--for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

Mark 10:21

  1. Jesus felt genuine love for this man as he looked at him. "You lack only one thing," he told him. "Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Philippians 3:7

  1. I once thought all these things were so very important, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

John 21:19

  1. Jesus said this to let him know what kind of death he would die to glorify God. Then Jesus told him, "Follow me."
  2. Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them--the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, "Lord, who among us will betray you?"

1 Peter 4:13

  1. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.

Matthew 27:32

  1. As they were on the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

Luke 18:22

  1. "There is still one thing you lack," Jesus said. "Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Acts 14:22

  1. where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that they must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.

Revelation 2:10

  1. Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil will throw some of you into prison and put you to the test. You will be persecuted for 'ten days.' Remain faithful even when facing death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Matthew 5:29

  1. So if your eye--even if it is your good eye--causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  2. And if your hand--even if it is your stronger hand--causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

John 19:17

  1. Carrying the cross by himself, Jesus went to the place called Skull Hill (in Hebrew, Golgotha).

Luke 20:45

  1. Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,

1 Corinthians 15:31

  1. 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.

1 Corinthians 9:19

  1. This means I am not bound to obey people just because they pay me, yet I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ.

Mark 7:14

  1. Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. "All of you listen," he said, "and try to understand.

1 Corinthians 8:13

  1. If what I eat is going to make another Christian sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live--for I don't want to make another Christian stumble.

Hebrews 13:13

  1. So let us go out to him outside the camp and bear the disgrace he bore.

2 Thessalonians 3:11

  1. Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and wasting time meddling in other people's business.

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,
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