²⁴ For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.^(A)

²⁵ For whoever wants to save their life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.^(A)

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you,^(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,^(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

¹¹ Here is a trustworthy saying:^(A)