34 Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and said to them,"If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continually.

35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

36 For what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?

37 Indeed, what can a person give in exchange for his life?

38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes with the holy angels in his Father's glory."