24. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
25. For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
26. For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27. But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God.”
28. Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.