Mark 8:34-38

34And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him adeny himself and btake up his cross and follow me. 35For cwhoever would save his life
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
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake eand the gospel’s will save it.
36 fFor what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37For gwhat can a man give in return for his soul? 38For hwhoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this iadulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed jwhen he comes in the glory of his Father with kthe holy angels.”

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