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For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.
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What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves?
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Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
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But truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
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Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
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And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
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Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him.
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They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
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Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.
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Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said.
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While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud.