Mark 8:34-9:1

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Take Up Your Cross

³⁴ Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself,^(A) take up his cross,^(B) and follow Me.^{(C) 35} For whoever wants to save^(D) his life will lose it,^(E) but whoever loses^(F) his life^(G) because of Me^(H) and the gospel^(I) will save it.^{(J) 36} For what does it benefit^(K) a man to gain^(L) the whole world^(M) yet lose^(N) his life?^{(O) 37} What can a man give in exchange for his life?^{(P) 38} For whoever is ashamed^(Q) of Me and of My words^(R) in this adulterous and sinful^(S) generation,^(T) the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory^(U) of His Father^(V) with the holy^(W) angels.”^(X)

9 Then He said to them, “I assure you:^(Y) There are some standing here who will not taste death^(Z) until they see the kingdom of God come in power.”^(AA)