Take Up Your Cross

A compilation from the JST of the books of Matthew 16, Mark 8 and Luke 14. 

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, or husband, yea and his own life also; or in other words, is afraid to lay down his life for my sake, he cannot be my disciple. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. Wherefore, settle this in your hearts, that ye will do the things which I shall teach, and command you. And now for a man to take up his cross, is to deny himself all ungodliness, and every worldly lust, and keep my commandments. Break not my commandments for whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; or whosoever will save his life, shall be willing to lay it down for my sake; and if he is not willing to lay it down for my sake, he shall lose it. And whosoever shall be willing to lose his life for my sake, and the gospel, shall find it in the world to come. Therefore, forsake the world, and save your souls; for what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Therefore deny yourselves of these, and be not ashamed of me. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. And they shall not have part in that resurrection when he cometh. For verily I say unto you, That he shall come; and he that layeth down his life for my sake and the gospel’s, shall come with him, and shall be clothed with his glory in the cloud, on the right hand of the Son of man. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.