Matthew 16:25

For what is a man profited,.... Such persons, though they are only seeking their own profit, will find themselves most sadly mistaken; for of what advantage will it be to such a man,

if he shall…

This discourse is also recorded in Mar 8:34-38; Mar 9:1; and Luk 9:23-27. Let him, deny himself - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Let him not seek…

Christ, having shown his disciples that he must suffer, and that he was ready and willing to suffer, here shows them that they must suffer too, and must be ready and willing. It is a weighty discourse…

whosoever will save his life shall lose it See note, ch. Mat 10:39. Let Christ's follower lose the lower life on his cross, crucify his earthly affections, and he shall win the higher spiritual life…