Matthew 16:24-26

²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

²⁵For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

²⁶For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?