Thematic Bible: Denying yourself for jesus Christ

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever is desirous to preserve his life, shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be slain, and after three days rise again. And he spake this saying openly. And Peter taking him aside, began to remonstrate with him. But he turned himself around, and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou dost not relish the things which are of God, but those that are of men. read more.
Then calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day rise again. And he said unto them, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it. read more.
For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?