Matthew 16:25
Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.
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- Matt 10:39 : 39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
- Rev 12:11 : 11 And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.
- Acts 20:23-24 : 23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me. 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
- Mark 8:35 : 35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.
- Luke 17:33 : 33 If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.
- John 12:25 : 25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.
- Esth 4:14 : 14 If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?
- Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to be my fate, then let it come.
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- Luke 9:23-264 verses94%
23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
26 For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
- Mark 8:34-374 verses93%
34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.
35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.
36 What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
37 And what would a man give in exchange for his life?
- Matt 10:37-404 verses91%
37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
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33 If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.
- John 12:24-263 verses86%
24 Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.
25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.
26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
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26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
- Luke 14:25-273 verses76%
25 Now a great number of people went with him.
26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
- Luke 14:33-342 verses76%
33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
34 For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?
- Matt 19:29-302 verses73%
29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.
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22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
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13 And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.
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35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
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10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
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29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,
- Luke 18:29-302 verses71%
29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
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13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.
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45 For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
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33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
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28 Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
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13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.
- John 3:15-162 verses70%
15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
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25 So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?
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52 Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword.
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22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.
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25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
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4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?
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40 And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.
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41 Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.
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17 And you will be hated by all men, because of me.
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16 He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.
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27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.