When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Mark 8:34–35

Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:59–60

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And WHOEVER LIVES AND BELIEVES in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25–26