Mark 8:36
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36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
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James 1:9-11
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The Perspective of Rich and Poor
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because (A)as a flower of the field he will pass away. 11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.
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Philippians 3:7-9
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7 But (A)what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss (B)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having (C)my own righteousness, which is from the law, but (D)that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
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Matthew 16:26
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26 For what (A)profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or (B)what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
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Luke 9:25
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25 (A)For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?
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Romans 6:21
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21 (A)What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For (B)the end of those things is death.
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Psalm 49:17
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17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
Job 22:2
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2 “Can(A) a man be profitable to God,
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
Revelation 18:7-8
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7 (A)In the measure that she glorified herself and lived [a]luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as (B)queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 Therefore her plagues will come (C)in one day—death and mourning and famine. And (D)she will be utterly burned with fire, (E)for strong is the Lord God who [b]judges her.
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- Revelation 18:7 sensually
- Revelation 18:8 NU, M has judged
Hebrews 11:24-26
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24 By faith (A)Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the [a]passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming (B)the [b]reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures [c]in Egypt; for he looked to the (C)reward.
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- Hebrews 11:25 temporary
- Hebrews 11:26 reviling because of
- Hebrews 11:26 NU, M of
Luke 12:19-20
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19 And I will say to my soul, (A)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (B)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (C)your soul will be required of you; (D)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
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Psalm 73:18-20
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18 Surely (A)You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
Job 2:4
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4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
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Luke 16:19-23
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and [a]fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with [b]the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to (A)Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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- Luke 16:19 lived in luxury
- Luke 16:21 NU what fell
Matthew 4:8-10
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8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and (A)showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, [a]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, (B)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
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- Matthew 4:10 M Get behind Me
Malachi 3:14
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14 (A)You have said,
‘It is useless to serve God;
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
And that we have walked as mourners
Before the Lord of hosts?
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