Bible Verses About Signing With The Cross

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Primary command to take up the cross

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

Parallel saying in Matthew

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.

Paul's central boasting in the cross

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

Crucifixion scene with Jesus bearing the cross

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

Marking on the forehead as an Old Testament background text

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Beast mark text, relevant as a sign-on-forehead background only

And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

Frontlets between the eyes background text

And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

Same hand-and-forehead background theme

And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

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Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

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And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Simon carrying the cross

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

Sign on hand and between the eyes as background typology

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Often linked to the sign of the Son of Man, but not direct cross text

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

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And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

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By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

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And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

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The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

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The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.

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This he said, signifying what death he should die.

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And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

Parallel crucifixion account

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

Another parallel account

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Blood as a sign in Exodus, used typologically by later writers

And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

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Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

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Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

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And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.

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And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

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