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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.
Mark 8:35 In-Context
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But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
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Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
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For whoever wants to save their lifewill lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
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What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
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Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?