34 [a]And he called the people unto him with his disciples, and said unto them, (A)Whosoever will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

35 For whosoever will (B)save his life, shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel’s, he shall save it.

36 [b]For what shall it profit a man, though he should win the whole world, if he lose his soul?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:34 The disciples of Christ must bear stoutly what burden soever the Lord layeth upon them, and subdue the affections of the flesh.
  2. Mark 8:36 They are the most foolish of all men which purchase the enjoying of this life with the loss of everlasting bliss.

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