Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

Matthew 16

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. ²⁶ For _y what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or _z what shall a man give in return for his soul? ²⁷ _a For the Son of Man is going to come with _b his angels in the glory of his Father, and _c then he will repay each person according to what he has done. ²⁸ Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not _d taste death _e until they see the Son of Man _f coming in his kingdom."

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.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 12:20
   But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 49:7 - 8
   Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life.
   
6. Cross References
   Matthew 24:30
   Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son ...
   Matthew 25:31
   When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all...
   Matthew 26:64
   Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tel...
   Daniel 7:10
   A stream of fire issued and came out from befor...
   Daniel 7:13
   I saw in the night visions, and behold, with th...
   Zechariah 14:5
   And you shall flee to the valley of my mountain...
   John 1:51
   And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you...
   Acts 1:11
   And said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand loo...
   1 Thessalonians 1:10
   And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he ra...
   1 Thessalonians 4:16
   For the Lord himself will descend from heaven w...
   Jude 1:14
   It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh...
   Revelation 1:7
   Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every...
   Deuteronomy 33:2
   He said, "The Lord came from Sinai and dawned f...
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 13:41
   The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
   
8. Cross References
   Romans 2:6
   He will render to each one according to his works:
   Romans 14:12
   So then each of us will give an account of hims...
   2 Corinthians 5:10
   For we must all appear before the judgment seat...
   Hebrews 9:27
   And just as it is appointed for man to die once...
   1 Peter 1:17
   And if you call on him as Father who judges imp...
   Revelation 2:23
   And I will strike her children dead. And all th...
   Revelation 20:12
   And I saw the dead, great and small, standing b...
   Revelation 22:12
   Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompens...
   Acts 10:42
   And he commanded us to preach to the people and...
   1 Corinthians 3:8
   He who plants and he who waters are one, and ea...
   
9. Cross References
   John 8:52
   The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.
   Hebrews 2:9
   But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 10:23
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
    Matthew 23:36
    Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
    Matthew 24:34
    Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
    
11. Cross References
    Luke 23:42
    And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.