Luke 9:23
And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.
Matthew 10:38-39
and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.
Mark 8:34-38
Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
Luke 14:26-27
"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
John 12:25-26
He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.
Romans 8:13
For if you so live, death is near; but if, through being under the sway of the spirit, you are putting your old bodily habits to death, you will live.
Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
Titus 2:12
training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,
Matthew 16:22-25
Then Peter took Him aside and began taking Him to task. "Master," he said, "God forbid; this will not be your lot."
1 Corinthians 15:30-31
Why also do we Apostles expose ourselves to danger every hour?
2 Timothy 3:12
And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.