If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life on account of Me will find it.

Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, Far be it from You, Lord; this shall never be to You!

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.

And when He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.

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

If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, My Father will honor him.

For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: sexual perversion, uncleanness, passion, evil lusts, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live with sound mind, righteously, and godly in the present age,

And why are we in danger every hour?

I affirm, by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die throughout the day.