Normally alludes to an unending issue or trouble that mutts a person. Hoodlums conveyed their cross to the spot of execution. Jesus is mentioning that following Him may include being the butt of the disdain and extraordinary resentment of others. The expression may likewise have been affected by the tale of Simon of Cyrene being made to convey the cross of Jesus. “And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:38 KJV see also Matthew 16:24