23. Jesus continued to say to all of them, “Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you every day for following me.
24. Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it. But you who give up your life for me will save it.
25. It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are destroyed or lost.
26. Don’t be ashamed of me and my teaching. If that happens, I will be ashamed of you when I come with my divine greatness and that of the Father and the holy angels.
27. Believe me when I say that some of you people standing here will see God’s kingdom before you die.”