34 And calling near the crowd with His disciples, He said to them, Whoever will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

35 For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, he shall save it.

36 For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange [for] his soul?

38 Therefore whoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man shall also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.