Thematic Bible: Renunciations of all things for Christ
Thematic Bible
Renunciation » Renunciations of all things for Christ » Leaving home and friends
Peter began to say to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you."
And [after they] brought [their] boats to the land, they left everything [and] followed him.
Renunciation » Renunciations of all things for Christ » Paul's renunciation
{More than that}, even consider all [things] to be loss because of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I have suffered the loss of all [things], and consider [them] dung, in order that I may gain Christ
Renunciation » Renunciations of all things for Christ » Reward promised
And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life."
Renunciation » Renunciations of all things for Christ » Leaving business
And after these [things], he went out and saw a tax collector {named} Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And leaving everything behind, he got up [and] began to follow him.
Renunciation » Renunciations of all things for Christ » A condition of discipleship
In the [same] way, therefore, every [one] of you who does not renounce all his own possessions {cannot be} my disciple.