Matthew 16:24-26

²⁴Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

²⁵for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,

²⁶for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?