Mark 8:35
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.
Matthew 10:39
"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Luke 17:33
"Whoever seeks to keep his life shall lose it; but whoever loses it shall preserve it.
1 Corinthians 9:23
And I am doing it all for the gospel's sake, that I may become a copartner in it.
2 Timothy 1:8
Do not then be ashamed to bear witness for our Lord, nor for me, his prisoner. Nay, join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
Matthew 5:10-12
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 10:22
"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 16:25
For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 19:29
"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.
Luke 6:22-23
"Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man.
Luke 9:24
"For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.
John 12:25-26
He who loves his life loses it; and he who regards not his life in this world shall keep it for eternal life.
John 15:20-21
"Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not better than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you. If they have obeyed my word, they will obey yours also.
Acts 9:16
"for I am going to show him all he has to suffer for the sake of my name."
Acts 20:24
But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 21:13
"What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."
2 Corinthians 12:10
Most gladly therefore will I boast rather of my weakness, that over me like a tent may be pitched the power of Christ. That is why I rejoice in weakness, in ill-treatment, in troubles, in persecutions and calamities for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
2 Timothy 2:11-13
Faithful is the saying. "If we have died with him, we shall also live with him.
2 Timothy 4:6-8
I for my part am a libation already being poured in sacrifice; and the time of my unmooring is at hand.
Hebrews 11:35
Woman received their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were broken on the wheel, not accepting the offered deliverance, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection.
1 Peter 4:12-16
Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you.
Revelation 2:10
Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 7:14
And I said to him, "You know, my Lord." And he said to me, "These are those who have come out of the great persecution, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 12:11
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, And by the word of their testimony; And they loved not their life, even unto death.