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Mark 8:35
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Mark 8:35
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35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(A)
Footnotes
- Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
2 Timothy 2:11-13
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2 Timothy 2:11-13
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1 Corinthians 9:23
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1 Corinthians 9:23
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23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
2 Timothy 1:8
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2 Timothy 1:8
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8 So do not be ashamed(A) of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner.(B) Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel,(C) by the power of God.
Luke 17:33
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Luke 17:33
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33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(A)
Matthew 16:25
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Matthew 16:25
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25 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(A)
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
Matthew 10:39
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Matthew 10:39
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39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(A)
John 12:25-26
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John 12:25-26
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25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(A) for eternal life.(B) 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(C) My Father will honor the one who serves me.
Matthew 19:29
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Matthew 19:29
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29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[a] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.(A)
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.
2 Corinthians 12:10
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2 Corinthians 12:10
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10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(A) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(B) in persecutions,(C) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(D)
Acts 9:16
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Acts 9:16
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16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(A)
Luke 9:24
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Luke 9:24
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24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(A)
Revelation 12:11
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Revelation 12:11
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2 Timothy 4:6-8
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2 Timothy 4:6-8
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6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering,(A) and the time for my departure is near.(B) 7 I have fought the good fight,(C) I have finished the race,(D) I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me(E) the crown of righteousness,(F) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(G)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(H)
Matthew 10:22
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Matthew 10:22
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22 You will be hated by everyone because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)
Matthew 5:10-12
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Matthew 5:10-12
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10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,(A)
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(B)
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(C) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(D) 12 Rejoice and be glad,(E) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(F)
Revelation 2:10
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Revelation 2:10
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Acts 21:13
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Acts 21:13
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13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die(A) in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”(B)
John 15:20-21
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John 15:20-21
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20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[a](A) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(B) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(C) for they do not know the one who sent me.(D)
Footnotes
- John 15:20 John 13:16
Luke 6:22-23
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Luke 6:22-23
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22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you(A) and insult you(B)
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.(C)
23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(D) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(E)
Revelation 7:14
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Revelation 7:14
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14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(A) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(B)
1 Peter 4:12-16
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1 Peter 4:12-16
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Suffering for Being a Christian
12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you(A) to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice(B) inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,(C) so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.(D) 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(E) you are blessed,(F) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(G)
Hebrews 11:35
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Hebrews 11:35
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35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again.(A) There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.
Jeremiah 26:20-24
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Jeremiah 26:20-24
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20 (Now Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim(A) was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord; he prophesied the same things against this city and this land as Jeremiah did. 21 When King Jehoiakim(B) and all his officers and officials(C) heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death.(D) But Uriah heard of it and fled(E) in fear to Egypt. 22 King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan(F) son of Akbor to Egypt, along with some other men. 23 They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with a sword(G) and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.)(H)
24 Furthermore, Ahikam(I) son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, and so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
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