²³ Jesus said to all of them, “If ·people want [^Lanyone wants] to follow me, they must ·give up the things they want [deny themselves; set aside their own interests]. They must ·be willing to give up their lives [^Ltake up their cross] daily and follow me. ²⁴ [^LFor] Those who want to save their lives will ·give up true life [^Llose their life/soul; ^CGreek psychē can mean “life” or “soul”]. But those who ·give up [lose; sacrifice] their lives for ·me [my sake] will ·have true life [save their lives/souls]. ²⁵ ·It is worthless [^LWhat good/profit/benefit is it…?] to ·have [gain] the whole world if they themselves are destroyed or lost.