Bible Verses About The Sign Of The Cross

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

Direct passage for taking up the cross

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.

Direct passage for boasting in the cross of Christ

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

Gospel narrative of Jesus bearing his cross

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

Direct passage on the word of 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.

Mark on the forehead background

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 verse is a counterexample, not Christian sign of the cross

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

Beast mark verse is counterexample, not Christian sign of the cross

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.

Hand/frontlets sign background

Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Sealed servants verse is adjacent but not about the sign of the cross

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

Father's name on foreheads is seal background only

And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

Name in foreheads background only

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.

Forehead plate background only

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

Seal on foreheads background only

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Martyrdom under the altar is unrelated

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

Sealed scroll unrelated

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

Apocalypse victory verse is too indirect for the sign of the cross

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

Seal opening unrelated

Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

God's seal in hearts unrelated to cross sign

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.

Parallel Gospel command to take up 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.

Hand and forehead sign language used typologically

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

Seal opening background in Revelation

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 protecting sign, used typologically by early Christians

And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Forehead inscription and holy sign background

And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Same forehead inscription background as b14

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

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:

Oil rite unrelated to topic

And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:

Oil rite unrelated to topic

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.

Spirit of Christ signifying suffering and glory

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

Cross-bearing narrative

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

Signs and wonders verse does not teach about the sign of the cross

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Generic crossing movement, not topic content

And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary.

Blood rite unrelated to topic

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

Blessing with hands unrelated

And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.

Blood rite unrelated

And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

Mocking of Jesus unrelated to sign of the cross