Philippians 3:8
indeed I count anything a loss, compared to the supreme value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything (I count it all the veriest refuse) in order to gain Christ
John 17:3
And this is eternal life, that they know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou hast sent, even Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:3
Inasmuch as his power divine has bestowed on us every requisite for life and piety by the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence ??4 bestowing on us thereby promises precious and supreme, that by means of them you may escape the corruption produced within the world by lust, and participate in the divine nature ??5 for this very reason, do you contrive to make it your whole concern to furnish your faith with resolution, resolution with intelligence,
Philippians 3:10
I would know him in the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, with my nature transformed to die as he died,
Matthew 11:25-27
At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;
Matthew 13:44-46
The Realm of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field; the man who finds it hides it and in his delight goes and sells all he possesses and buys that field.
Matthew 16:16-17
So Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Matthew 19:27-29
Then Peter replied, "Well, we have left our all and followed you. Now what are we to get?"
Luke 1:43
What have I done to have the mother of my Lord come to me?
Luke 10:21-22
He thrilled with joy at that hour in the holy Spirit, saying, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simple-minded; yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose." Then turning to the disciples he said,
Luke 11:20
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast daemons out, then the Reign of God has reached you already.
Luke 20:42-44
Why, David himself says in the book of psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand,
John 14:7
If you knew me, you would know my Father too. You know him now and you have seen him."
John 14:20
You will understand, on that day, that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.
John 16:3
This they will do to you, because they have not known the Father nor me.
John 17:8
for I have given them the words thou gavest me, and they have received them; they are now sure that I came from thee and believe that thou didst send me.
John 20:13
"Woman," they said to her, "why are you sobbing?" She said, "Because they have taken away my master, and I do not know where they have put him!"
John 20:28
Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
Acts 20:24
But then, I set no value on my own life as compared with the joy of finishing my course and fulfilling the commission I received from the Lord Jesus to attest the gospel of the grace of God.
Romans 8:18
Present suffering, I hold, is a mere nothing compared to the glory that we are to have revealed.
1 Corinthians 2:2
I determined among you to be ignorant of everything except Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ the crucified.
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
For it seems to me that God means us apostles to come in at the very end, like the doomed gladiators in the arena! We are made a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men!
1 Corinthians 9:10
Or is he speaking purely for our sakes? Assuredly for our sakes. This word was written for us, because the ploughman needs to plough in hope, and the thresher to thresh in the hope of getting a share in the crop.
2 Corinthians 4:4
there the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, to prevent them seeing the light thrown by the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," has shone within my heart to illuminate men with the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Ministers of Christ? yes perhaps, but not as much as I am (I am mad to talk like this!), with all my labours, with all my lashes, with all my time in prison ??a record longer far than theirs. I have been often at the point of death;
Galatians 1:16
and when he chose to reveal his Son to me, that I might preach him to the Gentiles, instead of consulting with any human being,
Ephesians 1:17-18
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for the knowledge of himself,
Ephesians 3:8-9
less than the least of all saints as I am, this grace was vouchsafed me, that I should bring the Gentiles the gospel of the fathomless wealth of Christ
Ephesians 3:18-19
May you be so fixed and founded in love that you can grasp with all the saints what is the meaning of 'the Breadth,' 'the Length,' 'the Depth' and 'the Height,'
Ephesians 4:13
till we should all attain the unity of the faith and knowledge of God's Son, reaching maturity, reaching the full measure of development which belongs to the fulness of Christ ??14 instead of remaining immature, blown from our course and swayed by every passing wind of doctrine, by the adroitness of men who are dexterous in devising error;
Philippians 3:7
But for Christ's sake I have learned to count my former gains a loss;
Colossians 2:2-3
May their hearts be encouraged! May they learn the meaning of love! May they have all the wealth of conviction that comes from insight! May they learn to know that open secret of God, the Father of Christ,
2 Timothy 4:6
The last drops of my own sacrifice are falling; my time to go has come.
Hebrews 3:14
For we only participate in Christ provided that we keep firm to the very end the confidence with which we started,
1 Peter 2:7
Now you believe, you hold him 'precious,' but as for the unbelieving ??the very stone the builders rejected is now the cornerstone,
2 Peter 3:18
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory now and to the day of eternity: Amen.
1 John 2:19
They withdrew from us, but they did not belong to us; had they belonged to us, they would have remained with us, but they withdrew to make it plain that they are none of us.
1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us insight to know Him who is the Real God; and we are in Him who is real, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the real God, this is life eternal.