“He said to all,“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me.”
Luke 9:23 (WEB)
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21But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22saying,“The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.” 23He said to all,“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me. 24For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it. 25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?