Matthew 16:24-25

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24Then Jesus told his disciples, If anyone would come after me, let him adeny himself and btake up his cross and follow me. 25For cwhoever would save his life
The same Greek word can mean either soul or  life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

John 12:24-26

24Truly, truly, I say to you, eunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 fWhoever loves his life loses it, and gwhoever hhates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26If anyone serves me, he must ifollow me; and jwhere I am, there will my servant be also. kIf anyone serves me, lthe Father will honor him.

2 Timothy 2:12

12 mif we endure, we will also reign with him;
nif we deny him, he also will deny us;
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