And He said to all, »If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.
For if you so live, death is near; but if, through being under the sway of the spirit, you are putting your old bodily habits to death, you will live.
Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations–fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.
And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,
Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.