Mark 8:34-38

34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and ¹take up his cross and follow Me.

35 "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.

36 "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

37 "For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 "For ³whoever * is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, ⁴the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He ⁵comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:27
• 2. Matthew 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25
• 3. Matthew 10:33; Luke 9:26; Hebrews 11:16
• 4. Matthew 8:20
• 5. Matthew 16:27; Mark 13:26; Luke 9:26

Footnotes

• [a] Or "soul"
• [b] Or "soul"