'Sake' in the Bible

The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

But for your sake it is better that I remain alive.

And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort -- for the sake of his good pleasure -- is God.

because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.

But whatever things were assets to me, these I now consider a loss for the sake of the Messiah.

What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish in order to gain the Messiah