And whosoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
AD 202
They then represent the Saviour as having indicated this twofold faculty: first, the sustaining power, when He said, "Whosoever doth not bear his cross (Stauros), and follow after me, cannot be my disciple; "