'Sake' in the Bible

But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham's sake,

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

He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.

As it is written, "For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered."

For I could wish that I myself were accursed -- cut off from Christ -- for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.