Matthew 16:25
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
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- Matt 10:39 : 39 `He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
- Rev 12:11 : 11 and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;
- Acts 20:23-24 : 23 save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain; 24 but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.
- Mark 8:35 : 35 for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;
- Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.
- John 12:25 : 25 he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;
- Esth 4:14 : 14 but if thou keep entirely silent at this time, respite and deliverance remaineth to the Jews from another place, and thou and the house of thy fathers are destroyed; and who knoweth whether for a time like this thou hast come to the kingdom?'
- Esth 4:16 : 16 `Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that `is' not according to law, and when I have perished -- I have perished.'
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- Luke 9:23-264 verses94%
23 And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;
24 for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;
25 for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?
26 `For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers';
- Mark 8:34-374 verses93%
34 And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;
35 for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;
36 for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
37 Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
- Matt 10:37-404 verses91%
37 `He who is loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me, and he who is loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me,
38 and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.
39 `He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
40 `He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,
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33 Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.
- John 12:24-263 verses86%
24 verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;
25 he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;
26 if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.
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26 for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
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24 Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,
- Luke 14:25-273 verses76%
25 And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,
26 `If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;
27 and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.
- Luke 14:33-342 verses76%
33 `So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
34 `The salt `is' good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?
- Matt 19:29-302 verses73%
29 and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;
30 and many first shall be last, and last first.
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22 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.
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13 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end -- he shall be saved.
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11 for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.
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35 For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
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10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
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29 And Jesus answering said, `Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news',
- Luke 18:29-302 verses71%
29 and he said to them, `Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God,
30 who may not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age, life age-during.'
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13 but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;
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45 for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'
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33 and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.
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28 even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'
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13 greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
- John 3:15-162 verses70%
15 that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,
16 for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.
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25 `Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?
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52 Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;
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22 And he said unto his disciples, `Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;
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25 for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'
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4 `What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?
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40 and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;
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41 for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;
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17 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name --
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16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
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27 work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.'