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where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the middle.
(For many are walking, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ;
And His mother stood by the cross of Jesus, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
For the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those being lost, but to us being saved, it is the power of God.
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me, he cannot be My disciple.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
And when the centurion, who stood across from him, saw that He cried out so, and expired, he said, Truly this man was Son of God.
But may it never be for me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
And bearing His cross, He went out to a place called, The Place of a Skull (which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha)
And with Him they crucified two thieves, the one off the right, and one off the left.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed and hanged on a tree.
And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They forced this one to carry His cross.
this One given to you by the before-determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken and by lawless hands, crucifying Him, you put Him to death;
But turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that dying to sins, we might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one off the right, one off the left.
blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
And He said to all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
for even if He was crucified out of weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For indeed even we are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you),
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
And in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one yet had been placed.
And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And they made one who was passing by, Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear His cross.
And it happened on a certain day that He went into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put out to sea.
And through Him having made peace through the blood of His cross, it pleased the Father to reconcile all things to Himself through Him, whether the things on earth or the things in Heaven.
Then when Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, Woman, behold your son!
But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a lance, and instantly there came out blood and water.
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And parting His clothing, they cast lots.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone having been hanged on a tree");
And it being the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Then when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, It is finished! And He bowed His head and gave up the spirit.
In this the love of God was revealed in us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world that we might live through Him.
And evening having come, He said to them on that day, Let us pass over to the other side.
As many as desire to look well in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
But those belonging to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.
And coming to a place called Golgotha, which is called, Place of a Skull,
And as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country. And they laid the cross on him, that he might carry it after Jesus.
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Matthew 16:24-26Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.