59 Bible Verses about Giving, Of Oneself

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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.

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.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, 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.read more.
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!

He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.

Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.

Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

They were singing a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?

Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice -- alive, holy, and pleasing to God -- which is your reasonable service.

And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

"When the leaders took the lead in Israel, When the people answered the call to war -- Praise the Lord!

for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?"

and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors.

Then I say, "Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me. I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts."

I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, "Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?" I answered, "Here I am, send me!"

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

For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

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.

Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

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,

Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, "Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!

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.

Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

Then Peter said to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?" 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.

Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!" Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions -- and in the age to come, eternal life.

And Peter said, "Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!" Then Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God's kingdom who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver."

Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting -- all of which are out of character -- but rather thanksgiving.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice! Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.read more.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.