46 Bible Verses about Giving, Of Oneself

By this we have known the love [of Christ], because for us he laid down his own life: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Then calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And he said unto them, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

For the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to be a servant, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

For even Christ gratified not himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

who gave himself for our sins, that he might pluck us out of this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell.

Let the same sentiment of mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of God counted it no usurpation to claim equality with God: but emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, made after the similitude of mortal men;read more.
and found in fashion as man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even to the death of the cross.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Worthy art thou, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power; for thou hast created all things, and by thy will they exist, and were created.

Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own? For ye have been bought with a price: glorify then God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereon; because thou hast been slaughtered, and hast redeemed us for God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed any creature, himself imparting to all beings life, and breath, and all things.

For who distinguisheth thee? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou also hast received it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Charge the rich in this world not to be lifted up with pride, nor to trust on the stability of wealth, but on the living God, who giveth us richly all things for our enjoyment;

I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

And not [merely] as we hoped, but gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us according to the will of God.

Now I exhort you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints:)

I speak humanly, because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have presented your members servants to impurity and iniquity for iniquity; so now present your members servants to righteousness for holiness.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

But we will devote ourselves constantly to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you,

Let these things be thy care; be wholly devoted to them; that thy progress may be evident to all men.

So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

If any man cometh after me, and hateth not father, and mother, and wife and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Let every one of us gratify his neighbour in that which is good for his edification.

Wherefore if meat give occasion of offence to my brother, I will in no wise eat meat for ever, that I give no cause of offence to my brother.

even as I please all men, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

And I will most cheerfully spend and be spent for your souls, though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the transcendently excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as offals of ordure, that I may gain Christ,

Yet I make no account of any [suffering], nor regard my life as of any value to myself, farther than as I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord, to testify fully the Gospel of the grace of God.

But Paul replied, Why do ye thus??eeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And they have vanquished him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.

He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it.

Then Peter addressing him, said unto him, Lo! we have left all and followed thee; what, I pray thee, shall we receive? Then said Jesus unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal.

And Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. Then Jesus in reply said, Verily I say unto you, there is no man who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the Gospel's, who shall not receive an hundred-fold more now, at this very time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Then said Peter, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that there is no man who hath left family, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive back manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.

Whosoever seeketh to preserve his life shall lose it; and whosoever would lose it, shall preserve it.

or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not [a Christian], but rather thanksgiving.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be not anxious about any thing, but in every case by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known unto God.read more.
And the peace of God which surpasseth all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

rooted and built up on him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

And let the peace of God set up its throne in your hearts, whereunto also ye have been called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Wherefore receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, may we hold fast the grace, by which we can offer to God acceptably divine service, with reverence and pious awe: