15 Bible Verses about Attitudes Of Self Denial

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any wish to come after me, let him deny himself absolutely, and lift up his cross, and follow me.

And having called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wills to come after me, let him absolutely deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And he said to all, If any one wish to come after me, let him deny himself, and lift up his cross daily and let him follow me.

Always bearing about in the body the death of the Lord Jesus, that also the life of Jesus be made manifest in our body. For we, the living, are always delivered to death for Jesus, that also the life of Jesus be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So that death is truly energetic in us, and life in you.

Being pressed in every thing, but not straightened; being at a loss, but not utterly perplexed; Being driven out, but not forsaken; being cast down, but not destroyed;

But in every thing recommending ourselves as servants of God, in much patience, in pressures, in necessities, in extremities, In blows, in imprisonments, in disorders, in fatigues, in watchings, in fastings; In purity, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned.read more.
In the word of truth, in the power of God, through the weapons of justice of the right hands and the left, Through glory and ignominy, through slander and applause: as erring, and true; As being ignorant, and knowing; as dying, and, behold, we live; as being disciplined, and not killed; As being grieved, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

Are they Hebrews? I also. Are they Israelites? I also. Are they Abraham's seed? I also. Are they Christ's servants? (I speak being light-headed) I above; in toils more abundant, in blows more excessively, in watchings more abundantly, in deaths often. Of the Jews five times I received forty, except one.read more.
Thrice was I scourged with rods, once was I stoned, thrice suffered I shipwreck, I have made a night and day in the deep; In journeys often, in dangers of rivers, in dangers of robbers, in dangers of the family, in dangers from the nations, in dangers in the city, in dangers in solitude, in dangers in the sea, in dangers with false brethren; In fatigue and toil, in watchfulnesses often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides things outside, my distraction daily, the care of all the churches.

But if also I am poured out upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice together with you all. And do ye also rejoice at the same, and rejoice together with me.

For what glory, if, sinning and being cuffed, ye endure? but if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure, this is grace with God. For to this were ye called: for also Christ suffered for you, leaving behind to you an underwriting, that ye should follow upon his footsteps: Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth:read more.
Who, being reviled, reviled not back; suffering, he threatened not; and delivered to him judging justly; Who himself bear up our sins in his body upon the wood, that we, removed from sins, should live to justice: by whose bloody mark ye were healed.

And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be disapproved of by the elders, and the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise up. And he spake the word with frankness. And Peter having taken him, began to rebuke him. And he having turned back, and having seen his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Retire behind me, Satan: for thou hast not in mind the things of God, but the things of men.read more.
And having called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wills to come after me, let him absolutely deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And they of Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and desires.

For you to put away according to the former mode of life the old man, corrupted according to the eager desires of deceit; And to be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And to put on the new man, created according to God in justice and sanctity of truth.

Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For these comes the Wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience: In which also ye then walked, when ye lived in them.read more.
And now ye also put them all away; anger, wrath, badness, slander, shameful language out of your mouth. Lie not to one another, having put off the old man with big deeds; And having put on the new, being renewed in knowledge according to the image of him having created him:

And before the feast of the pascha, Jesus knowing that his hour had come that he should pass out of this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world, he loved them to the end. And supper having been, the devil having already cast into the heart of Judas Iscariot, of Simon, that he should deliver him up; Jesus knowing that the Father has given all things to him into the hands, and that he came out from God, and retired to God;read more.
He arises from supper, and lays down the garments; and having taken a linen cloth, he girded himself. Then casts he water into a washing vessel, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe with the linen cloth with which he was girded. And he comes to Simon Peter: and he says to him, Lord, washest thou my feet? Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know after these. Peter says to him, Thou shouldest never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Except I wash thee, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but the hands and head. Jesus says to him, He washed has no need but to have the feet washed, but is wholly clean: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew him delivering him up, therefore he said, Ye are not all clean. When therefore he washed their feet; and took his garments, going to recline again, he said to them, Knew ye what I have done to you? Ye call one Teacher and Lord: and ye say well; for I am. If therefore, I washed your feet, the Lord and Teacher; ye also ought to wash the feet of one another: For I have given you a pattern, as I have done to you, also should ye do. Truly, truly I say to you The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither the sent greater than he having sent him. If ye know these, happy are ye if ye do them.

And he having censured them, enjoined them to tell this to no one; Saying, That the Son of man must suffer many things, and be disapproved of by the more ancient and the chief priests and the scribes, and be slain, and be raised up the third day.