Mat 16:24, Mar 15:21, Luk 23:26 | ESV | STEP | Then Jesus told his disciples , If anyone would come after me , let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me .

Matthew 16:24

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^adeny himself and ^btake up his cross and follow me.

Mark 15:21

The Crucifixion

21 ^cAnd they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

Luke 23:26

The Crucifixion

26 ^dAnd as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.