Self-Denial

General scriptures concerning

• Genesis 22:1–12

  And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. …

• 2 Samuel 24:24

  And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

• Psalms 132:3–5

  Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

• Proverbs 16:32

  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

• Proverbs 23:2

  And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

• Daniel 10:3

  I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

• Matthew 5:29

  And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

• Matthew 5:30

  And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

• Matthew 8:19–22

  And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. …

• Matthew 10:37–39

  He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

• Matthew 13:44–46

  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

• Matthew 16:24

  Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

• Matthew 16:25

  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

• Matthew 18:8

  Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

• Matthew 18:9

  And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

• Matthew 19:12

  For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

• Mark 2:14

  And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

• Mark 8:34

  And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

• Mark 8:35

  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

• Mark 9:43

  And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

• Mark 10:29

  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

• Mark 12:43

  And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

• Mark 12:44

  For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

• Luke 5:11

  And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

• Luke 5:27

  And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

• Luke 9:23

  And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

• Luke 9:24

  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

• Luke 9:57–60

  And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. …

• Luke 14:26–33

  If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? …

• Luke 18:27–30

  And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, …

• Luke 21:2–4

  And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

• John 12:25

  He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

• Acts 20:22–24

  And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

• Acts 21:13

  Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

• Romans 6:6

  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

• Romans 8:12

  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

• Romans 8:13

  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

• Romans 8:35

  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

• Romans 8:36

  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

• Romans 13:14

  But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

• Romans 14:1–22

  Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. …

• Romans 15:1–5

  We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. …

• 1 Corinthians 6:12

  All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

• 1 Corinthians 8:10–13

  For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. …

• 1 Corinthians 9:12

  If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

• 1 Corinthians 9:15

  But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

• 1 Corinthians 9:18

  What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

• 1 Corinthians 9:19

  For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

• 1 Corinthians 9:23

  And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

• 1 Corinthians 9:25–27

  And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

• 1 Corinthians 10:23

  All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

• 1 Corinthians 10:24

  Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

• 2 Corinthians 6:3

  Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

• Galatians 2:20

  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

• Galatians 5:16

  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

• Galatians 5:17

  For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

• Galatians 5:24

  And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

• Galatians 6:14

  But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

• Philippians 2:4

  Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

• Philippians 3:7–9

  But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

• Colossians 3:5

  Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

• 2 Timothy 2:4

  No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

• Titus 2:12

  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

• Hebrews 13:13

  Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

• 1 Peter 2:11–16

  Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; …

• 1 Peter 4:1

  Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

• 1 Peter 4:2

  That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

• 3 John 1:7

  Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.

• Revelation 12:11

  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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