Esther 4:13
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13 Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews.
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Proverbs 24:10-12
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10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength being small;(A)
11 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death,
those who go staggering to the slaughter;(B)
12 if you say, “Look, we did not know this”—
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it?
And will he not repay all according to their deeds?(C)
Philippians 2:30
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30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ,[a] risking his life to make up for those services that you could not give me.
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- 2.30 Other ancient authorities read of the Lord
John 12:25
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25 Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.(A)
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Hebrews 12:3
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3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[a] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(A)
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- 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves
Matthew 16:24-25
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The Cross and Self-Denial
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A) 25 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
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