Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
In Context
39He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.
Cross References
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 8:34And having called in the multitude with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wants to follow behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 9:23And he said to all, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 19:17And he went out bearing his cross to a place called, of a Skull, a place that is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →