Matthew 10:38
Matthew 10:38 King James Version (KJV)
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:38-39 The Message (MSG)
“If you don’t go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don’t deserve me. If your first concern is to look after yourself, you’ll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me.
Matthew 10:38 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38 New Century Version (NCV)
Whoever is not willing to carry the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:38 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:38 New International Version (NIV)
Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:38 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And he who does not take his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.