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Matthew 16:24
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
Verse in context — Matthew 16
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Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.
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But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
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For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
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Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.
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