Mark 8:35
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
Matthew 10:39
He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Luke 17:33
Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
1 Corinthians 9:23
Now I do all things for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,
Esther 4:11-16
"All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, know, that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days."
Jeremiah 26:20-24
"There was also a man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 16:25
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 19:29
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
Luke 6:22-23
Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
Luke 9:24
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
John 12:25-26
He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
John 15:20-21
Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Acts 9:16
For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake."
Acts 20:24
But I make my life an account of nothing precious to myself, so that I may finish my race, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
2 Timothy 2:11-13
This saying is faithful: "For if we died with him, we will also live with him.
2 Timothy 4:6-8
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
Hebrews 11:35
Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
1 Peter 4:12-16
Beloved, do not be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 7:14
So I said to him, "My lord, you know." He said to me, "These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood.
Revelation 12:11
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. They did not love their life, even to death.