Matthew 16:24-28 - Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
24 Jesus then said to his disciples. "If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. 26 What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal? 27 For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then shall he reward every man according to his deeds. 28 Verily I say unto you, some there be among them that here stand, which shall not taste of death, till they shall have seen the son of man come in his kingdom."
34 And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them, "Whosoever will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 36 What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul? 37 Or else, what shall a man give, to redeem his soul again? 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, among this adulterous and sinful generation: of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his father with the holy angels."
1 And he said unto them, "Verily I say unto you: There be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power."
23 And he said to them all, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross on him daily, and follow me. 24 Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself? 26 For whosoever is ashamed of me, and of my sayings: of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and in the glory of his father, and of the holy angels. 27 And I tell you of a surety, Some there be, of them that here stand, which shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God."