Wonderful Verses and Sayings About the Holy Cross
“But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14).
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18).
“He who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Matthew 10:38).
“If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34).
“You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me” (Mark 10:21, in some versions).
“Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:27).
“And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8).
“And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross” (Colossians 1:20).
“Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).
“We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin” (Romans 6:6).
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” (Galatians 5:24).
“O the surpassing love of God! O the fatherly tenderness! He has given us a mighty staff with which to strike down the powers of darkness and evil: the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Saint Anba Shenouda
“In all his sufferings, be with him and suffer as he suffered:
in insults, in mockery, in receiving spittle, in the driving of the nails; crucify yourself with him on the cross,
and drink with him the vinegar and gall, so that you may rejoice with him at his wedding!” (Saint John Saba, the Spiritual Elder)
The demons are terrified at the sight of the cross, and even at the mere sign of the cross made with the hand, because the Lord Christ, to whom be glory, triumphed over the devil and all his powers and principalities on the cross, stripped them of their rule and put them to open shame. So the sign of the cross reminds them of their disgrace and points to the torment into which they will be cast. (Saint John of Kronstadt)
“My Lord Jesus, give me understanding and awareness of the power of your cross, and let me feel, when I am in the world’s trials and at odds with the world’s principles, that I am not defeated but victorious by the power of your cross.” Fr. Bishoy Kamel
