Mark 8:35
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35 For (A)whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake (B)and the gospel's will save it.
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2 Timothy 2:11-13
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1 Corinthians 9:23
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23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, (A)that I may share with them in its blessings.
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2 Timothy 1:8
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8 Therefore (A)do not be ashamed of (B)the testimony about our Lord, nor of (C)me his prisoner, but (D)share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
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Luke 17:33
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33 (A)Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will (B)keep it.
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Matthew 16:25
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25 For (A)whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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- Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26
Matthew 10:39
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39 (A)Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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John 12:25-26
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Matthew 19:29
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29 (A)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold[a] and will (B)inherit eternal life.
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- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts manifold
2 Corinthians 12:10
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10 (A)For the sake of Christ, then, (B)I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For (C)when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Acts 9:16
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16 For (A)I will show him how much (B)he must suffer (C)for the sake of my name.”
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Luke 9:24
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24 For (A)whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
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Revelation 12:11
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11 And (A)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for (B)they loved not their lives (C)even unto death.
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2 Timothy 4:6-8
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6 For (A)I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my (B)departure has come. 7 (C)I have fought the good fight, (D)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is (E)laid up for me (F)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (G)the righteous judge, will award to me on (H)that day, and not only to me but also to all (I)who have loved his appearing.
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Matthew 10:22
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22 (A)and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. (B)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
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Matthew 5:10-12
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10 (A)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for (B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 (C)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (D)on my account. 12 (E)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for (F)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Revelation 2:10
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Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, (A)“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (B)I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem (C)for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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John 15:20-21
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20 Remember the word that I said to you: (A)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, (B)they will also persecute you. (C)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But (D)all these things they will do to you (E)on account of my name, (F)because they do not know him who sent me.
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Luke 6:22-23
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22 “Blessed are you when (A)people hate you and when they (B)exclude you and revile you and (C)spurn your name as evil, (D)on account of the Son of Man! 23 (E)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for (F)so their fathers did to the prophets.
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Revelation 7:14
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14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (A)the great tribulation. (B)They have washed their robes and (C)made them white (D)in the blood of the Lamb.
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1 Peter 4:12-16
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Suffering as a Christian
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at (A)the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice (B)insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad (C)when his glory is revealed. 14 (D)If you are insulted (E)for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you. 15 But (F)let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or (G)as a meddler. 16 Yet (H)if anyone suffers as a (I)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (J)in that name.
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- 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power
Hebrews 11:35
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35 (A)Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.
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Jeremiah 26:20-24
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20 There was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from (A)Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah. 21 And when (B)King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt. 22 Then (C)King Jehoiakim sent to Egypt certain men, (D)Elnathan the son of (E)Achbor and others with him, 23 and they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, (F)who struck him down with the sword and dumped his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
24 But the hand of (G)Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to be put to death.
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