Matthew 10:39
Anybody who gains his lower life will lose the higher life, and anybody who loses his lower life for my sake will gain the higher life.
Luke 17:33
Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will preserve it.
John 12:25
Whoever loves his lower life will lose the higher, but whoever hates his lower life in this world preserves the higher for eternal life.
Matthew 16:25-26
For whoever wants to save his higher life will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for my sake will find the higher life.
Mark 8:35-36
For whoever wants to save his higher life, will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for me and for the good news, will save the higher life.
Luke 9:24
For whoever chooses to save his lower life will lose his higher life, but whoever gives up his lower life for my sake will save his higher life.
Philippians 1:20-21
in accordance with my eager expectation and hope that I shall never disgrace myself, but that now as always hitherto, by my all-conquering courage, whether by living or dying, Christ will be honored in me.
2 Timothy 4:6-8
My life, indeed, is already ebbing out, and the time has come for me to sail away.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be so afraid of what you are to suffer. See! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison to be tested there and for ten days to suffer pressing troubles. Each one of you must prove to be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.