Matthew 16:24-28 - Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. ²⁶ For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then shall he render to every man according to his work. ²⁸ Verily I say to you, there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

³⁴ And when he had called the people to him, with his disciples also, he said to them, Whosoever is willing to come after 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 gospels, he shall save it. ³⁶ For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? ³⁷ Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his soul? ³⁸ For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

¹ And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God coming with power.

²³ And he said to all, if any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. ²⁴ For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it: ²⁵ For what is a man profited, if he gain the whble world, and lose himself, or be cast away? ²⁶ For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's and that of the holy angels. ²⁷ And I tell you of a truth there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.