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And He was saying to them all, "1Ifanyonewishes to comeafter Me, he must denyhimself, and take up his crossdaily* and follow Me.
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"For 2whoever*wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever*loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
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"For what is a manprofited if he gains the wholeworld, and 3losesorforfeitshimself?
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"4For whoever* is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holyangels.