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Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
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And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
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For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
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For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
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For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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