Matthew 16:25
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
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- Matt 10:39 : 39 He who finds his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
- Rev 12:11 : 11 They overcame him because of the Lamb's blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn't love their life, even to death.
- Acts 20:23-24 : 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me. 24 But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.
- Mark 8:35 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's will save it.
- Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
- John 12:25 : 25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
- Esth 4:14 : 14 For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish: and who knows whether you haven't come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
- Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast you for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in to the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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- Luke 9:23-264 verses94%
23He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,{TR, NU add "daily"} and follow me.
24For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
26For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.
- Mark 8:34-374 verses93%
34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's will save it.
36For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
37For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
- Matt 10:37-404 verses91%
37He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.
38He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.
39He who finds his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
40He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
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33Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
- John 12:24-263 verses86%
24Most assuredly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
25He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
26If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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26For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
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24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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25Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26"If anyone comes to me, and doesn't hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can't be my disciple.
27Whoever doesn't bear his own cross, and come after me, can't be my disciple.
- Luke 14:33-342 verses76%
33So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.
34Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
- Matt 19:29-302 verses73%
29Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
30But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
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22You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
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13You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
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11For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
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35For whoever finds me, finds life, And will obtain favor from Yahweh.
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10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
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29Jesus said, "Most assuredly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the Gospel's sake,
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29He said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake,
30who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."
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13But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
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45For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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33But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
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28even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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13Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
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15that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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25Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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52Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.
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22He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
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25For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has."
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4"Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
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40Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
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41For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
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17You will be hated by all men for my name's sake.
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16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
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27Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."