Matthew 16:24-28 - Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
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? 27 For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions. 28 Solemnly I tell you, some of those who are standing here shall not taste death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
34 Then summoning the crowd to him, with his disciples. he said: "If any man wishes to follow me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and so follow me. 35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own life? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life? 38 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
1 "In solemn truth I tell you," he said, "there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God, come with power."
23 And he said to all. "If any man wills to follow me, Let him renounce self and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 "For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it. 25 "For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself? 26 "For whoever is ashamed of me and of my teachings, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his own and in his Father's glory, and in that of the holy angels. 27 "But I tell you truly there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."