Matthew 10:38
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
In Context
39To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it.
Cross References
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
Mark 8:34Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
Luke 9:23And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.
John 19:17and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, 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 →