Verse 7

But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 14:33 : 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.
  • Prov 13:8 : 8 The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
  • Matt 16:26 : 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?
  • Luke 14:26 : 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;
  • Phil 3:8-9 : 8 yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him, 9 not having my righteousness, which `is' of law, but that which `is' through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith, 10 to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
  • Gal 2:15-16 : 15 we by nature Jews, and not sinners of the nations, 16 having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'
  • Gal 5:2-5 : 2 lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing; 3 and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law; 4 ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away; 5 for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,
  • Phil 3:4-6 : 4 though I also have `cause of' trust in flesh. If any other one doth think to have trust in flesh, I more; 5 circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee! 6 according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!
  • Matt 13:44-46 : 44 `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. 45 `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls, 46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.
  • Luke 17:31-33 : 31 in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward; 32 remember the wife of Lot. 33 Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.
  • Acts 27:18-19 : 18 And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding `day' they were making a clearing, 19 and on the third `day' with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out,
  • Gen 19:17 : 17 And it cometh to pass when he hath brought them out without, that he saith, `Escape for thy life; look not expectingly behind thee, nor stand thou in all the circuit; to the mountain escape, lest thou be consumed.'
  • Gen 19:26 : 26 And his wife looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is -- a pillar of salt!
  • Job 2:4 : 4 And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.