Matthew 16:24-25

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

²⁴ Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him _w deny himself and _x take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For _x whoever would save his life ₁ will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

1. Cross References
   2 Timothy 2:12 - 13
   If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 10:38 - 39
   And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 16:24
   Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.