If you faint in the day of distress, your strength is small.

if you say, Behold, we did not know it; does not He who ponders the heart consider it? And the Keeper of your soul, does He not know it? And shall He not repay to a man according to his deeds?

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it unto eternal life.

because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

For consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners against Himself, that you not become weary and faint in your souls.