Matthew 10:37-39

37 ¹Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 And ²whoever does not take his cross and ³follow me is not worthy of me.

39 ⁴Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

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