"For whoeverwishesto savehis lifewill loseit, but whoeverloseshis lifefor My sakeand the gospel'swill saveit.
A timeto searchand a timeto giveup as lost;A timeto keepand a timeto throwaway.
"You will be hatedby allbecauseof My name,but it is the one who has enduredto the endwho will be saved.
"He who has foundhis lifewill loseit, and he who has losthis lifefor My sakewill findit.
"For whoeverwishesto savehis lifewill loseit; but whoeverloseshis lifefor My sakewill findit.
"And everyonewhohas lefthousesorbrothersorsistersorfatherormotherorchildrenorfarmsfor My name'ssake,will receivemany times as much,and will inheriteternallife.
"For whatdoes it profita manto gainthe wholeworld,and forfeithis soul?
"Whoeverseeksto keephis lifewill loseit, and whoeverloses[his life] will preserveit.
"For whoeverwishesto savehis lifewill loseit, but whoeverloseshis lifefor My sake,he is the one who will saveit.
"But I do not considermy lifeof anyaccountas dearto myself,sothat I may finishmy courseand the ministrywhichI receivedfrom the LordJesus,to testify solemnlyof the gospelof the graceof God.
ThenPaulanswered,"Whatare you doing,weepingand breakingmy heart?For I amreadynot onlyto be bound,but evento dieat Jerusalemfor the nameof the LordJesus."
for I will showhim how muchhe mustsufferfor My name'ssake."
I doall thingsfor the sakeof the gospel,sothat I may becomea fellow partakerof it.
ThereforeI am well contentwith weaknesses,with insults,with distresses,with persecutions,with difficulties,for Christ'ssake;for whenI am weak,thenI amstrong.
Thereforedo not be ashamedof the testimonyof our Lordorof me His prisoner,but join with [me] in sufferingfor the gospelaccordingto the powerof God,
Womenreceived[back] their deadby resurrection;and otherswere tortured,not acceptingtheir release,sothat they might obtaina betterresurrection;
"And they overcamehim becauseof the bloodof the Lamband becauseof the wordof their testimony,and they did not lovetheir lifeeven whenfaced with death.
Do not fearwhatyou are aboutto suffer.Behold,the devilis aboutto castsome of you into prison,sothat you will be tested,and you will havetribulationfor tendays.Be faithfuluntildeath,and I will giveyou the crownof life.
I saidto him, "My lord,you know."And he saidto me, "Theseare the ones who comeout of the greattribulation,and they have washedtheir robesand made them whitein the bloodof the Lamb.
