- He then called the people and his disciples to him and said to them, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
- For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of the gospel will save it.
- What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his very life?
The way of God is blameless,
and the Lord’s promise proves true;
he is a shield to all
who flee to him for safety.