^{23 Ref} And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

^{24 Ref} for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

^{25 Ref} for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?