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Thematic Bible: Self-denial


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Mark 8:34
Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfAbstinence as a disciplineCommitment, to Jesus ChristAttitudes Of Self Denialdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofGod, Suffering OfGospel, Requirements OfImitatingMartyrdom, Qualities OfParticipation, In ChristRenunciationSelf DenialUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnselfishnessCrucifying Our FleshChrist SummoningChrist With His DisciplesChrist's Disciples Will SufferInstructions About FollowingOur CrucifixionParticipation In Christ Sufferings

Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfAbstinence as a disciplineCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessAttitudes Of Self Denialdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofdisciples, characteristics ofGod, Suffering OfGospel, Requirements OfImitatingMartyrdom, Qualities OfParticipation, In ChristRenunciationSelf DenialUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnselfishnessChrist Our ExampleRole ModelsCommandments Of ChristCrucifying Our FleshChrist Speaking To DisciplesChrist's Disciples Will SufferInstructions About FollowingOur CrucifixionConditions Of Fruit-bearingLearning From JesusParticipation In Christ SufferingsThe CrossDiscipleshipdenialfollowing

Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfInsultsSelfishnessUnselfishnessHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristNot Pleasing People

Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfAbstinence as a disciplineCommitment, to Jesus ChristAttitudes Of Self Denialdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofHow Disciples Are CalledGod, Suffering OfGospel, Requirements OfImitatingParticipation, In ChristRenunciationSelf DenialUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnselfishnessCares Of This WorldCrucifying Our FleshDaily DutyDeath To SelfChrist's Disciples Will SufferInstructions About FollowingOur CrucifixionParticipation In Christ SufferingsThe Crossdenial

Ezra 10:6
Then Ezra got up from in front of the temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he stayed there, he did not eat food or drink water, for he was in mourning over the infidelity of the exiles. Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineFasting, Nature OfSorrowWaterFasting In Mourning

1 Samuel 1:27-28
I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him. Now I dedicate him to the Lord. From this time on he is dedicated to the Lord." Then they worshiped the Lord there.

Matthew 3:4
Now John wore clothing made from camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree

Matthew 8:20
Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Verse ConceptsNestsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinNomadsPoverty, Causes OfRiches, Believers AttitudesSonsJesus As Son Of ManHomelessnessDwellings Of CreaturesHomelessOther Dwellings Of CreaturesSimplicitySocial dutiesBurying placesBirds

John 6:38
For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. Verse ConceptsDivine MessengerGoalsGod, Purpose OfGod, Will OfGuidance, Need For God'sHeadshipMission, Of Jesus ChristMotives, Examples OfJesus Christ, Relation To FatherHumility Of ChristThe Submission Of ChristChrist Going DownNot My Will But God'sChrist And HeavenSubject To GodFree WillGoing To HeavenFathers Responsibilities

Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfInsultsSelfishnessUnselfishnessHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristNot Pleasing People

Matthew 4:8-10
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. And he said to him, "I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

Philippians 2:6-8
who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature. He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!

1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfSelfishness, Shown InPleasing MenAdaptability

1 Corinthians 10:24
Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person. Verse ConceptsFellowship, Among BelieversBeing A FriendBeing A ServantGrace, In Human RelationshipsLove, Abuse OfSelf DenialSelfishnessUnity, Of God's PeopleBrotherly LoveDo Not Be SelfishUnthankfulSelf LoveEthicsseekingothers

Romans 14:20-21
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat. It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

1 Corinthians 13:5
It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful. Verse ConceptsAggressionBeing In LoveIrritationMannersDo Not Be SelfishPeople Forgiving OthersUnconditional Love

1 Corinthians 10:24
Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person. Verse ConceptsFellowship, Among BelieversBeing A FriendBeing A ServantGrace, In Human RelationshipsLove, Abuse OfSelf DenialSelfishnessUnity, Of God's PeopleBrotherly LoveDo Not Be SelfishUnthankfulSelf LoveEthicsseekingothers

Philippians 2:4
Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well. Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersSelf DenialThoughtConflict ResolutionCaringDatingCaring For OthersPersonal GoodDo Not Be SelfishUnthankfulMinding Your Own BusinessServiceHelping OthersSchoolFocusLoving EveryoneBeing YourselfFamily ProblemsPositive ThinkingEmotionsHelping Those In NeedBeing PositiveHelping Others In NeedSelf ImageattentionothersA Social BeingGood Qualities

Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I'll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I'll go to the left." Verse ConceptsPeople PartingTurning To Right And Left

1 Corinthians 9:27
Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessCastawaysBodyAsceticism, TypesLustMortificationSelf DisciplineConduct, ProperDietsMinisters, Should BeBeating OneselfMaking SlavesslaveryRacetrainingmyself

Acts 20:24
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace. Verse ConceptsGoalsGiving, Of OneselfThe Completion Of RedemptionCompletionevangelists, identity ofAthleticsGospel, Descriptions OfGrace, And SalvationLoyaltyMission, Of The ChurchFearPrizesRunningSelf DenialWordsMinisters, Should BeLife's PurposeExposition Of The ScripturesSteadfastness, Examples OfWitness To The GospelPreciousThe Grace Of GodMan's Work FinishedDutyMissionariesSelf WorthSelf EsteemWorthValueRaceConfidence And Self EsteemFinishing Strongtestifyingimprovementfinishingimportancemyself

Acts 4:34
For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales Verse ConceptsLackBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfSacrificial GivingPlenty For The PoorAvoiding PovertyGiving Money To The ChurchSharingsales

Acts 2:45
and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need. Verse ConceptsNeedCollectionsMoney, Stewardship OfSacrificial GivingHalf Of PossessionsThose Helping The PoorGiving Money To The ChurchPropertyFinancesSharingHelping Those In NeedHelping Others In Needdiscriminationpossessionssales

1 Corinthians 9:19
For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people. Verse ConceptsServant, BondSlavery, SpiritualTactChristian Liberty Is Freedom FromSoul WinnersAdaptabilityBe Subject To PeopleWinningBeing Yourselfexpectations

Hebrews 11:8-9
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going. By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.

Mark 2:14
As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him. Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofHow Disciples Are CalledGood Decision Making ExamplesGospel, Responses ToResponding To God's CallNames Blotted OutInstructions About FollowingPeople Getting Up

Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him. Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofHow Disciples Are Calleddelay, humanGospel, Responses ToSelf DenialTax CollectorsCall To ServiceResponding To God's CallInstructions About FollowingPeople Getting Uptaxes

Matthew 4:20
They left their nets immediately and followed him. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofFishingLearning From Jesus

Mark 1:16-20
As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people." They left their nets immediately and followed him. read more.
Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets. Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Luke 5:27-28
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.

Luke 5:11
So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofSelf DenialBoats

1 Corinthians 9:27
Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessCastawaysBodyAsceticism, TypesLustMortificationSelf DisciplineConduct, ProperDietsMinisters, Should BeBeating OneselfMaking SlavesslaveryRacetrainingmyself

Matthew 16:25-26
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

Ephesians 4:22
You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires, Verse ConceptsBecoming More Like ChristThe Sin NatureLustAttention SeekersThrowing AwaySelf DisciplineSelfishnessUnselfishnessCharacter Of WickedForsaking SinCrucifying Our FleshDeath To SelfOld NaturePeople Stripping OffAvoiding DeceitEvil DesiresPartyingChange And GrowthpersonalityMoral Decay

Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices Verse ConceptsThe Sin NatureDeceit, Practice OfDeception, Christians Must Not PracticeSelfishnessSpiritual Warfare, ArmourUnselfishnessFalsehoodLiarsLyingOld NaturePeople Stripping OffLiving Not For The MaterialNot LyingLying And DeceitSelf Imagelieingpractice

1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, Verse ConceptsAbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims

Hebrews 11:13-15
These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth. For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfAbstinence as a disciplineCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessAttitudes Of Self Denialdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofdisciples, characteristics ofGod, Suffering OfGospel, Requirements OfImitatingMartyrdom, Qualities OfParticipation, In ChristRenunciationSelf DenialUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnselfishnessChrist Our ExampleRole ModelsCommandments Of ChristCrucifying Our FleshChrist Speaking To DisciplesChrist's Disciples Will SufferInstructions About FollowingOur CrucifixionConditions Of Fruit-bearingLearning From JesusParticipation In Christ SufferingsThe CrossDiscipleshipdenialfollowing

Matthew 10:38
And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Verse ConceptsChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofdisciples, characteristics ofSelf SacrificeLove Towards Christ, Shown ByDeath To SelfChrist's Disciples Will SufferInstructions About FollowingOur CrucifixionThe Cross

1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfSelfishness, Shown InPleasing MenAdaptability

1 Corinthians 4:12
We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure, Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofEndurance, Examples OfdiligenceDiligence, Examples OfPersecution, Attitudes ToSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseIndustry, Examples OfDuties To EnemiesPersecution Of The Apostle PaulBeing ReprovedEnduringPeople BlessingThose Who ToiledTurning The Other CheekHard WorkPersecutionBlessing OthersAbusehardworkcurses

Acts 20:34-35
You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me. By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Colossians 3:5
So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry. Verse ConceptsGluttonyLicentiousnessCovetingFornicationAdultery, SpiritualBodily LimbsBaptism, significance ofdesiresThe Sin NatureGreed, Believers' Response ToLustLove, In RelationshipsSexual AberrationsSelf DenialMisersMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPurity, Moral And SpiritualSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSexualitySin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InLasciviousnessSexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofIdolatry Consists OfAppetite, SexualImpuritySexual RelationshipsCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDeath To SelfAffection, EvilDead To SinEvil DesiresIdolatryAvoid ImmoralityNature Of IdolatryCovetousnessAffectionsexGreedMoviesSexual ImmoralityPassionBeing GaySexual Purity

Mark 9:43
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire. Verse ConceptsCripplesPunishment, By GodSelf DenialGehennaEntering LifeCausing Others To StumbleNot Maintaining LifeFire Of HellCutting Off Hands And FeetTwo Of Body PartsMissing The Markcutting

Titus 2:12
It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, Verse ConceptsFraudPresent Evil AgeCommitment, to the worldLove, Abuse OfLustSelf DisciplineSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSpiritualityWorldlinessConduct, ProperHedonismSobrietyUnrighteousnessSalvation, Possible To All MenDeath To SelfEvil DesiresA Righteous PeopleAbstaining From DrugsPassiontrainingdenial

Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires, Verse ConceptsAbuse, Of Christian FreedomFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianLibertinismSelf ControlMortalityRestraintSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InEvil DesiresGoing Through the MotionsGod Being In Controlobeying

Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I'll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I'll go to the left." Verse ConceptsPeople PartingTurning To Right And Left

Genesis 17:8
I will give the whole land of Canaan -- the land where you are now residing -- to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God." Verse ConceptsBlessings, To AbrahamGod, The EternalLand, As A Divine GiftProperty, LandThe Promised LandEternal PossessionSojourningI Will Be Their God

1 Corinthians 9:25-27
Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air. Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

1 Corinthians 10:23
"Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds others up. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianUseless ThingsProfitable ThingsBuilding Up The ChurchFulfilling The LawChristian LibertyReligious Freedomeverything

Acts 20:24
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace. Verse ConceptsGoalsGiving, Of OneselfThe Completion Of RedemptionCompletionevangelists, identity ofAthleticsGospel, Descriptions OfGrace, And SalvationLoyaltyMission, Of The ChurchFearPrizesRunningSelf DenialWordsMinisters, Should BeLife's PurposeExposition Of The ScripturesSteadfastness, Examples OfWitness To The GospelPreciousThe Grace Of GodMan's Work FinishedDutyMissionariesSelf WorthSelf EsteemWorthValueRaceConfidence And Self EsteemFinishing Strongtestifyingimprovementfinishingimportancemyself

Philippians 3:7-8
But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ. More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things -- indeed, I regard them as dung! -- that I may gain Christ,

2 Corinthians 6:4-5
But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses, in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger,

Matthew 19:27
Then Peter said to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?" Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimPeter, The DiscipleSelf DenialSaints, As PilgrimsPilgrims, Examples OfNever Giving Upfollowing

Mark 10:28
Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!" Verse ConceptsSurrenderingPeter, The DiscipleForsaking All OthersRenunciationSelf Denial

Acts 2:44-45
All who believed were together and held everything in common, and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.

Acts 4:34
For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales Verse ConceptsLackBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfSacrificial GivingPlenty For The PoorAvoiding PovertyGiving Money To The ChurchSharingsales

1 Kings 17:12-15
She said, "As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I'm going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation." Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord God of Israel says, 'The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord makes it rain on the surface of the ground.'" read more.
She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.

Hebrews 11:24-25
By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin's fleeting pleasure.

Matthew 10:37-38
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Matthew 19:28-29
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Matthew 8:21-22
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

Jeremiah 35:6-7
But they answered, "We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, 'You and your children must never drink wine. Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.'

Galatians 6:14
But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Verse ConceptsConformitySalvation, Boasting ImpossibleAtonement, in NTMortificationPride, Evil OfNot AshamedStrength, SpiritualLove For GodUnworldlinessDeath To SelfBoasting In GodFar Be It!Significance Of Christ's CrucifixionDanger From MenGlory of ChristImmigrantsThe CrossAnxiety And StressTrust In RelationshipsBoastingBuilding Relationshipscrucifixion

Galatians 5:24
Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Verse ConceptsFruit, SpiritualFlesh As The Sinful NatureThe Attitude Towards The FleshdesiresGrowthLustMortificationParticipation, In ChristSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSpiritualityThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationCrucifying Our FleshEvil PassionsDead To SinDeath To SelfAttitudes Of Self DenialLiving Not For The MaterialAffectionThe CrossPassionEmotionscrucifixion

Proverbs 23:2
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite. Verse ConceptsKnifesDelight, God ExpressingKnivesDietsOverweightObesityEtiquetteovereating

Romans 15:1-3
But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up. For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

Daniel 1:8-16
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself. Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel. But he responded to Daniel, "I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? If that happened, you would endanger my life with the king!" read more.
Daniel then spoke to the warden whom the overseer of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: "Please test your servants for ten days by providing us with some vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see." So the warden agreed to their proposal and tested them for ten days. At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies. So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine from their diet and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

2 Timothy 2:4
No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him. Verse ConceptsMilitary ServiceCommanderBeing A SoldierAttitudes, Of Christians To The WorldLove, Abuse OfSelf DenialCare, WorldlyWorldliness, AvoidMinisters, Should Not BeChristians, Names OfUnworldlinessPleasing Mensisterhooddistractions

Luke 14:27-33
Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him. read more.
They will say, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!' Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace. In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

Acts 4:36-37
So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated "son of encouragement"), sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles' feet.

1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, Verse ConceptsAbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims

1 Kings 17:12-15
She said, "As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I'm going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation." Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord God of Israel says, 'The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord makes it rain on the surface of the ground.'" read more.
She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.

Mark 1:16-20
As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people." They left their nets immediately and followed him. read more.
Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets. Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

1 Peter 4:2
in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofDevotion To GodSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceLasciviousnessDeath To SelfLiving Not For The MaterialDoing God's WillGod's WillPassionLiveLiving For GodLife PurposeChanging Yourself

Romans 8:13
(for if you live according to the flesh, you will die), but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live. Verse ConceptsBaptism, significance ofBodyMedicineMortificationOpposition, To Sin And EvilPaul, Teaching OfSelf DenialSelf DisciplineSin, Avoidance OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationLiving For The MaterialLiving Not For The MaterialLiving The LifeRepent Lest You DieSpiritual DeathDeath ofnatural DeathSpiritual lifeDyingLife After DeathThe Body

Esther 4:16
"Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast in my behalf. Don't eat and don't drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law. If I perish, I perish!" Verse ConceptsFasting, Examples OfPray For UsFastingFasting And Prayer

2 Peter 1:4
Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In The GospelCorruption, SolutionConfidence, In God's WordCommitment, to the worldEscaping, Spiritual ThingsHell, As An ExperienceImperfection, Influence OfHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityParticipation, In ChristNew Birth, Described AsPartakersEscaping EvilNo DecayPreciousSharing In ChristParticipation In Christ NatureThe promises of GodDivinityGodheadHuman Nature, OvercomingPromisesPatience In Relationshipscorruption

Romans 6:6
We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. Verse ConceptsFruit, SpiritualAbolitionThe Sin NatureThe New Man In ChristPutting Off The Old ManSelfishnessUnselfishnessThe Human BodyDying With ChristCrucifying Our FleshOld NatureDestruction Of Satan's WorksDead To SinContinuing In SinOur CrucifixionSubject To EvilIdentityIdentity In Christrebirth

Luke 14:33
In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of Oneselfdiscipleship, cost ofForsaking All OthersRenunciationSelf DenialSelf SacrificeBeing DevoutCares Of This WorldDeath To Selfdiscipleship, nature ofNot Giving UpNever Giving Uppossessionssalesgoodbyes

Acts 4:36-37
So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated "son of encouragement"), sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles' feet.

Jeremiah 35:6-7
But they answered, "We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, 'You and your children must never drink wine. Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.'

Daniel 5:16-17
However, I have heard that you are able to provide interpretations and to decipher knotty problems. Now if you are able to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will wear purple and have a golden collar around your neck and be third ruler in the kingdom." But Daniel replied to the king, "Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its interpretation.

1 Samuel 12:3-4
Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!" They replied, "You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone."

Luke 3:11
John answered them, "The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise." Verse Conceptsethics, socialPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRich, TheUnity, Of God's PeopleSaints, Care For The PoorBenevolenceClothing The NeedyInner GarmentsTwo Other ThingsPeople Providing FoodGivingGiving Back

Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin's fleeting pleasure. Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFellowship, In Christian ServicePleasureSelf DenialUnity, Of God's PeopleWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfLove to Others, Examples OfSuffering For Christ's SakeUnworldlinessTemporary Affliction Of Saints

Luke 21:4
For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on." Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfSacrificial GivingSurplusBlessings Of The Poor

Numbers 16:15
Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, "Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!" Verse ConceptsIntegrityFraudAnger, HumanAnger, Justified ExamplesLoss Of DonkeysNamed People Angry With OthersRespectHurthurting

Acts 20:33
I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing. Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofClothing, Attitude RegardingGoldGreed, Believers' Response To

Esther 4:16
"Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast in my behalf. Don't eat and don't drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law. If I perish, I perish!" Verse ConceptsFasting, Examples OfPray For UsFastingFasting And Prayer

Luke 21:4
For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on." Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfSacrificial GivingSurplusBlessings Of The Poor

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceConformityAlcoholCivil authoritiesDefilement, Ceremonial CausesGood Decision Making ExamplesDecisivenessLuxurySelf DenialSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceTemptation, ResistingForbidden FoodDefilementEating Meatpork

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