Take Up the Cross and Follow Him^(A)

^23 (B)Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross ^[a]daily, and follow Me. ^24 (C)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

³¹ But that the world may know that I love the Father, and ^(A)as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

⁹ And ^(A)having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

Jesus Promises Another Helper

^15 (A)“If you love Me, ^[a]keep My commandments.

²³ Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, ^(A)and We will come to him and make Our home with him. ²⁴ He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and ^(B)the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

^14 (A)You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.

^10 (A)If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.