When He had called the
people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to
come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For
whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My
sake and the gospel's will save it. For what will it profit a man if he gains
the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for
his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and
sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in
the glory of His Father with the holy angels. And He said to them, "Assuredly, I
say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they
see the kingdom of God present with power."