²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.^(A)

The Way of the Cross

³⁴ Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.^(A)

²⁵ What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

²⁷ And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.^(A)