Matthew 16:24-26

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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

²⁴Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵For ^(C)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶For ^(D)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or ^(E)what shall a man give in return for his soul?

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Footnotes

Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26

Mark 8:34-35

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³⁴And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross and follow me. ³⁵For ^(C)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake ^(D)and the gospel's will save it.

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Mark 8:35 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and once in verse 36 and once in verse 37

Luke 9:23-24

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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

²³And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross ^(C)daily and follow me. ²⁴For ^(D)whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

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John 12:25-26

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²⁵^(A)Whoever loves his life loses it, and ^(B)whoever ^(C)hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves me, he must ^(D)follow me; and ^(E)where I am, there will my servant be also. ^(F)If anyone serves me, ^(G)the Father will honor him.