'Sake' in the Bible

“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.”

“But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.

Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.

But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.

for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.”

For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing this chain for the sake of the hope of Israel.”

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,

Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him,

but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

Just as it is written,“For Your sake we are being put to death all day long;We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh,

From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;

Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats and gives offense.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor.

For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.

I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.

Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake;

If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience’ sake.

But if anyone says to you, “This is meat sacrificed to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake;

for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake.

But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.

For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.

For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.

for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.

who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.

and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake.

yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;

For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,

For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.

But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled,

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake.

for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

For they went out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.

and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary.