--- title: "7 Come Cross Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Come Cross quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Come Cross sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/cassandra-clare-9_another-life_i-told-you-before-jem-that-you-would-not_412978.jpg" --- > [I told you before, Jem, that you would not leave me. And you are still with me. When I breathe, I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-told-you-before-jem-that-you-would-not-leave-me-and-you-are-still/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/cassandra-clare-9_another-life_i-told-you-before-jem-that-you-would-not_412978.jpg) > [If you could work your way to heaven, you would said look what I did, I got myself here by my good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/if-you-could-work-your-way-to-heaven-you-would-said-look-what-i-did-i/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/billy-graham-234_choices_if-you-could-work-your-way-to-heaven-you_740874.png) > [Why should a person come to the cross? Why should a person embrace death? With Christ? Because it's the only way that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paris-reidhead/why-should-a-person-come-to-the-cross-why-should-a-person-embrace/) [Paris Reidhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paris-reidhead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/172/paris-reidhead-33255_christ_why-should-a-person-come-to-the-cross-wh_1093088.jpg) > [“It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but to actually be one. Yes, if I prove to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ignatius/it-is-not-that-i-want-merely-to-be-called-a-christian-but-to-actually/) [Ignatius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ignatius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/ignatius-101816_christian_it-is-not-that-i-want-merely-to-be-calle_1940758.jpg) > [Come down off the cross, we could use the wood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-waits/come-down-off-the-cross-we-could-use-the-wood/) [Tom Waits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-waits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/tom-waits-916_come_come-down-off-the-cross-we-could-use-the_2308567.jpg) > [What I do know is that if we are born again, I will meet you in another life, and if there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/what-i-do-know-is-that-if-we-are-born-again-i-will-meet-you-in/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/cassandra-clare-9_another-life_what-i-do-know-is-that-if-we-are-born-ag_2586086.jpg) > [ \[to Jesus\] You did not come down from the cross when they shouted to you, mocking and reviling you: "Come down from… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-jesus-you-did-not-come-down-from-the-cross-when-they-shouted-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/anonymous-1_accomplish_to-jesus-you-did-not-come-down-from-the_2805790.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come-cross/#itemlist", "name": "Come Cross Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I told you before, Jem, that you would not leave me. 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