23 ¶ And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
18 ¶ For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.