Matthew 10:38-39 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

³⁸and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

³⁹Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

— Matthew 10:38-39

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