Luke 9:21-25
9:21 But he forcefully commanded
them not to tell this to anyone,
9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer
many things and be rejected by the elders,
chief priests, and experts in the law,
and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
A Call to Discipleship
9:23 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
9:25 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?