Everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will receive many times as much, and have everlasting life.

Whoever would save his life will lose it. Whoever would lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

He told them all: If any man would come after me let him deny himself. Let him take up his stake (of self-denial) daily, and follow me.

He who seeks to gain his life will lose it. He who loses his life will preserve it.

I do not consider my life of any account. It is not dear to me so that I may finish the race, and I may accomplish the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to preach the good news of the grace of God.

Why do you weep and break my heart? Paul answered: For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Women received their dead by a resurrection, and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection:

They conquered (overcame) him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives when faced with death.

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Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

I hated life. Everything under the sun was evil to me. All is vanity and grasping for the wind.

You who come to me may not be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and yourself.

General references

Whoever finds his life will lose it. Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

He who wants to save his life will lose it. He who is willing to lose his life for my sake will find it.

He who seeks to gain his life will lose it. He who loses his life will preserve it.