The Cross

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. — read the full passage →

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.

Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. — read the full passage →

and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;

save thyself, and come down from the cross.

and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. — read the full passage →

And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. — read the full passage →

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, — read the full passage →

They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha:

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Flee for safety, ye children of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on Beth-haccherem; for evil looketh forth from the north, and a great destruction. — read the full passage →

and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him:

For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; — read the full passage →

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God. — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

But if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:

The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; — read the full passage →

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. — read the full passage →

And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah your God giveth you to possess it.