'Sake' in the Bible
"How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to them!
Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,
because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."
If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.
because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.
If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.
because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
"But before all these things take place, people will arrest you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
For your sake I'm glad that I wasn't there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him."
Then Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me."
They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.
since I'm going to show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake."
who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.
Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.
As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter."
for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my own people,
As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved for the sake of their ancestors.
But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for it is not without reason that they bear the sword. Indeed, they are God's servants to administer punishment to anyone who does wrong. Therefore, it is necessary for you to be acquiescent to the authorities, not only for the sake of God's punishment, but also for the sake of your own conscience.
Do not destroy God's action for the sake of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make another person stumble because of what you eat.
We are fools for the Messiah's sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
I do all this for the sake of the gospel in order to have a share in its blessings.
However, if someone says to you, "This was offered as a sacrifice," don't eat it, both out of consideration for the one who told you and also for the sake of conscience.
For we do not preach ourselves, but rather Jesus the Messiah as Lord, and ourselves as merely your servants for Jesus' sake.
While we are alive, we are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our mortal bodies.
All this is for your sake so that, as his grace spreads, more and more people will give thanks and glorify God.
That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for the Messiah's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong.
For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of the Messiah Jesus for the sake of you gentiles.
for whose sake I am an ambassador in chains, desiring to declare the gospel as boldly as I should.
For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.
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
Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.
For the sake of this gospel I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles.
For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.
He thought that being insulted for the sake of the Messiah was of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
On the one hand, he was foreknown before the creation of the world, but on the other hand, he was revealed at the end of time for your sake.
For the Lord's sake submit yourselves to every human authority: whether to the king as supreme,
In a similar way, you young people must submit to the elders. All of you must clothe yourselves with humility for the sake of each other, because: "God opposes the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble."
After all, they went on their trip for the sake of the Name, accepting no support from gentiles.