24. Then Jesus spoke to his disciples. He said, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must say no to himself. He must pick up his cross and follow me.
25. If he wants to save his life, he will lose it. But if he loses his life for me, he will find it.
26. "What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses his soul? Or what can anyone trade for his soul?
27. The Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory. His angels will come with him. And he will reward everyone in keeping with what they have done.