9 Bible Verses about Gain Through Loss
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But for Christ's sake I have learned to count my former gains a loss; indeed I count anything a loss, compared to the supreme value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything (I count it all the veriest refuse) in order to gain Christ
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."
Everyone who has left brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands or houses for my name's sake will get a hundred times as much and inherit life eternal.
for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
So he sat down and called the twelve. "If anyone wants to be first," he said to them, "he must be last of all and the servant of all."
Truly, truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains a single grain; but if it dies, it bears rich fruit.
indeed I count anything a loss, compared to the supreme value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything (I count it all the veriest refuse) in order to gain Christ
It was by faith that Moses refused, when he had grown up, to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ill-treatment with God's people he preferred to the passing pleasures of sin, considering obloquy with the messiah to be richer wealth than all Egypt's treasures ??for he had an eye to the Reward.read more.
It was by faith that he left Egypt, not from any fear of the king's wrath; like one who saw the King Invisible, he never flinched.
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Gain through loss » Paul gave up all, and won the great prize
indeed I count anything a loss, compared to the supreme value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything (I count it all the veriest refuse) in order to gain Christ
Gain through loss » Loss of earthly treasures secures spiritual
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."
Gain through loss » Self-sacrifice a paying investment
Everyone who has left brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands or houses for my name's sake will get a hundred times as much and inherit life eternal.
Gain through loss » Life come out of death
Truly, truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains a single grain; but if it dies, it bears rich fruit.
Gain through loss » Humility leads to exaltation
So he sat down and called the twelve. "If anyone wants to be first," he said to them, "he must be last of all and the servant of all."
Gain through loss » A spiritual paradox
for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.