Matthew 16:24-28 - Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whoever wants save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his heavenly agents, and then he will reward each man according to his actions. 28 Truly I say to you, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
34 And having called in the multitude with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wants to follow behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man if he should gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever may be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy agents.
1 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, there are some of those who have stood here, who will, no, not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.
23 And he said to all, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever may lose his life because of me, this man will save it. 25 For what is a man benefited, having gained the whole world, but having lost or having forfeited himself? 26 For whoever may be ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of this man when he comes in his glory, and of the Father, and of the holy agents. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.