Stauros σταυρός

Stauros (Greek σταυρός, Strong's G4716) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “cross”. It occurs 28 times in 28 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Crucifixion of Jesus

Verses

Every verse with Stauros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 10:38
  And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
• Matthew 16:24
  Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• Matthew 27:32
  And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
• Matthew 27:40
  And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
• Matthew 27:42
  He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

Mark

• Mark 8:34
  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.Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• Mark 10:21
  Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• Mark 15:21
  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.Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
• Mark 15:30
  Save thyself, and come down from the cross.come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
• Mark 15:32
  Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

Luke

• Luke 9:23
  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.Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
• Luke 14:27
  And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
• Luke 23:26
  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.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

John

• John 19:17
  And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
• John 19:19
  And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• John 19:25
  Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.
• John 19:31
  The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 1:17
  For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
• 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.For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Galatians

• Galatians 5:11
  And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
• Galatians 6:12
  As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.
• Galatians 6:14
  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.But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 2:16
  And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:8
  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
• Philippians 3:18
  (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Colossians

• Colossians 1:20
  And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
• Colossians 2:14
  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;having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

Hebrews

• Hebrews 12:2
  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).