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And he said to all , "
If any man would come after me ,
let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me .
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For whoever would save his life will lose it ;
and whoever loses his life for my sake ,
he will save it .
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For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself ?
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For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words ,
of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels .
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But I tell you truly ,
there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God ."
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Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James ,
and went up on the mountain to pray .
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And as he was praying ,
the appearance of his countenance was altered ,
and his raiment became dazzling white .
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And behold ,
two men talked with him ,
Moses and Eli '
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who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure ,
which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem .
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Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep ,
and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him .
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And as the men were parting from him ,
Peter said to Jesus , "
Master ,
it is well that we are here ;
let us make three booths ,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli '
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not knowing what he said .
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As he said this ,
a cloud came and overshadowed them ;
and they were afraid as they entered the cloud .
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And a voice came out of the cloud ,
saying , "
This is my Son ,
my Chosen ;
listen to him !"
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And when the voice had spoken ,
Jesus was found alone .
And they kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen .
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On the next day ,
when they had come down from the mountain ,
a great crowd met him .
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And behold ,
a man from the crowd cried , "
Teacher ,
I beg you to look upon my son ,
for he is my only child ;
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and behold ,
a spirit seizes him ,
and he suddenly cries out ;
it convulses him till he foams ,
and shatters him ,
and will hardly leave him .
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And I begged your disciples to cast it out ,
but they could not ."
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Jesus answered , "
O faithless and perverse generation ,
how long am I to be with you and bear with you ?
Bring your son here ."
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While he was coming ,
the demon tore him and convulsed him .
But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit ,
and healed the boy ,
and gave him back to his father .
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And all were astonished at the majesty of God .
But while they were all marveling at everything he did ,
he said to his disciples ,
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Let these words sink into your ears ;
for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men ."
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But they did not understand this saying ,
and it was concealed from them ,
that they should not perceive it ;
and they were afraid to ask him about this saying .
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And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest .
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But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts ,
he took a child and put him by his side ,
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and said to them , "
Whoever receives this child in my name receives me ,
and whoever receives me receives him who sent me ;
for he who is least among you all is the one who is great ."
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John answered , "
Master ,
we saw a man casting out demons in your name ,
and we forbade him ,
because he does not follow with us ."
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But Jesus said to him , "
Do not forbid him ;
for he that is not against you is for you ."
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When the days drew near for him to be received up ,
he set his face to go to Jerusalem .
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And he sent messengers ahead of him ,
who went and entered a village of the Samaritans ,
to make ready for him ;
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but the people would not receive him ,
because his face was set toward Jerusalem .
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And when his disciples James and John saw it ,
they said , "
Lord ,
do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them ?"
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But he turned and rebuked them .
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And they went on to another village .
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As they were going along the road ,
a man said to him , "
I will follow you wherever you go ."