Bible Verses About
the Cross
The cross — where love and justice met.
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.”
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”
“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about the cross?
Scripture speaks to the cross in passages such as 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Peter 2:24, Galatians 2:20. For example, 1 Corinthians 1:18 says, “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
What is a well-known Bible verse about the cross?
1 Corinthians 1:18 — “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
What is a short Bible verse about the cross?
Philippians 2:5 — “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”