This passage from the gospels discusses what it means to follow Jesus and be his disciple. It says that one must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and be willing to lose their life for Jesus and the gospel in order to save their soul. It warns that what good is it for someone to gain the whole world but lose their soul. True disciples should not be ashamed of Jesus or his message, even among unbelievers. Jesus promises that some of those listening to him will still be alive to see the Kingdom of God come with power.

1. ¶ 49. Mark 8:3-9:1. Giving One's Life for the Gospel
Matthew 16:24-28 Mark 8:34-9:1 Luke 9:23-27
34 And summoning
the crowd
with his disciples
24 Then Jesus said he said 23 But he was saying
to his disciples, to them, to everyone,
"If someone wishes "If someone wishes "If someone wishes
to come after me, to follow after me, to come after me,
let him deny himself let him deny himself let him deny himself
and let him take up and let him take up and let him take up
his cross his cross his cross
day by day
and let him follow me. and let him follow me. and let him follow me.
25 35 24
For whoever should wish For whoever should wish For whoever should wish
his soul to save his soul to save his soul to save
will destroy it; will destroy it; will destroy it;
and whoever should and whoever will and whoever should
destroy his soul destroy his soul destroy his soul
on account of me on account of me on account of me
and the gospel
will find it. will save it. this one will save it.
26 For what will 36 For what will 25 For what will
a person be profitted it profit a person a person be profitted,
if the entire world to inherit after inheriting
he should inherit, the entire world the entire world,
but and but destroying himself
to have his soul to have punished or being punished?
be punished? his soul?
or 37 For
What will a person give what should a person give
in exchange for in exchange for
his soul? his soul?
For 38 For whoever 26 For whoever
should be ashamed of me should be ashamed of me
and my words and my words,
in this adulterous
and sinful generation

2. this one
the Son of Man the Son of Man also the Son of Man
is about
will be ashamed of him will be ashamed of
to come when he should come when he should come
in the glory in the glory in the glory of him
of his Father of his Father and of the Father
with his angels. with the holy angels. and the holy angels.
And then
he will repay each one
according to his deeds.
28 9:1 And he was saying 9:27
to them,
"Amen I say to you that "Amen I say to you that "But I say to you truly,
there are some there are some here there are some
of those here standing of those standing of those present standing
some who really won't some who really won't who really won't
taste death taste death taste death
until they should see until they should see until they should see
the Son of Man the Kingdom of God the Kingdom of God.
coming having come
in his Kingdom. in power.