Matthew 10:39
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
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- Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
- John 12:25 : 25 The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
- Mark 8:35-36 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it. 36 For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?
- Matt 16:25-26 : 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it. 26 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
- Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
- Phil 1:20-21 : 20 My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. 21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
- 2 Tim 4:6-8 : 6 For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart is at hand. 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith! 8 Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day– and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
- Luke 9:24 : 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
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- Matt 16:24-263 verses91%
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
26 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
- Luke 9:23-253 verses90%
23 A Call to Discipleship Then he said to them all,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
25 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
- Mark 8:34-374 verses88%
34 Following Jesus Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.
36 For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?
37 What can a person give in exchange for his life?
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33 Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
- John 12:25-262 verses85%
25 The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- Matt 10:37-382 verses80%
37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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40 Rewards“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
- Prov 8:35-362 verses75%
35 For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.
36 But the one who misses me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death."
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33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
- Luke 14:25-273 verses74%
25 Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
- Matt 19:29-302 verses74%
29 And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
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29 Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
30 who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much– homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions– and in the age to come, eternal life.
31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
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22 And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!
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29 Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
30 who will not receive many times more in this age– and in the age to come, eternal life.”
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13 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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33 But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.
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41 For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward.
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39 You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
40 but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
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4 “Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it?
5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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17 This is why the Father loves me– because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.
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62 Jesus said to him,“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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25 For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”
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28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”
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39 Now this is the will of the one who sent me– that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last day.
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13 No one has greater love than this– that one lays down his life for his friends.
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25 Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?