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And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "Ifanyonewishes to comeafter Me, he must denyhimself, and 1take up his cross 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 and the gospel's will save it.
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"For what does it profit a man to gain the wholeworld, and forfeit his soul?
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"For what will a mangive in exchange for his soul?
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"For 3whoever* is ashamed of Me and My words in thisadulterous and sinfulgeneration, 4the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He 5comes in the glory of His Father with the holyangels."