Matthew 16:24-27

Then said Jesus to his disciples, ‘If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it, for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life? ‘For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.