22
and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."
23
And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.
24
For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.
25
Why, what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world, but to have lost or forfeited his own self.
26
For whoever shall have been ashamed of me and my teachings, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own and the Father's glory and in that of the holy angels.
The Weymouth New Testament is in the public domain.