18 Bible Verses about Challenges

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he may gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it. For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

And He spoke to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it. For what is a man profited, gaining the whole world, and losing or forfeiting himself?

Jesus said to him, If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Jesus looking on him loved him, and said to him, One thing is wanting to thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And Jesus hearing these things, said to him, Still one thing is lacking to thee: Sell all things whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And they going on the way, a certain one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee wheresoever thou mayest go. And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not a place where He may recline His head. And He said to another, Follow thou me. And he said, Lord, permit me first having gone away to bury my father.read more.
And Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead; but thou having gone away proclaim the kingdom of God. And another said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee; but first permit me to bid adieu to those at my own home. And Jesus said to him, No one putting his hand to the plow, and looking back, is worthy of the kingdom of God.

And one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go. And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head. And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father.read more.
And Jesus says to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

He says to him a third time; Simon, the son of Jonah, do you love me as a friend? Peter was grieved, because He said to him the third time, Do you love me as a friend? And he says to Him, Lord, thou knowest all things; and thou dost understand that I love thee as a friend. He says to Him, Feed my sheeplings. Truly, truly, I say unto you, When you were young, you girded yourself, and walked about where you wished: but when you get old, you will reach forth your hands, and another will lead you, where you do not wish. And He spoke this, signifying by what death he shall glorify God. And having spoken this, He says to him, Follow me.

Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother may sin, rebuke him; if he may repent, forgive him.

Let the word of God dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another, in all wisdom, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with grace making melody in your hearts to God;

And we, exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the small-souled people, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

But if any one does not obey our word through the epistle, note him; do not keep company with him; in order that he may be ashamed; consider him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

preach the word: be instant in season and out of season; convict, exhort, rebuke, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Speak these things and exhort and convict with all authority; let no one despise thee.

Reject a heretical man after the first and second admonition;

But Peter said, Ananias, wherefore hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and keep back a part from the price of the land? Remaining with thee did it not belong to thee; and having been sold, was it not still in thy control? why hast thou placed this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

And when Cephas came into Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to blame. For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation.read more.
But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize?