Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵ For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶ What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?