Then Jesus said to the disciples, "If any of you wants
to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your
cross, and follow me. If you try to keep your life
for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will
find true life. And how do you benefit if you
gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth
more than your soul? Matthew 16:24-26 (Life Application
Bible)
And Jesus replied, "I assure you that everyone who
has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or
property, for my sake and for the Good News,
will receive now in return, a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters,
mothers, children, and property—with persecutions. And in the world to come
they will have eternal life. But many who seem
to be important now will be the least important then, and those who are
considered least here will be the greatest then." Mark 10:29-31
(Life Application Bible)
God blesses you who are hated and excluded and
mocked and cursed because you are identified with me, the Son of Man.
"When that happens, rejoice! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits
you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were also treated that way
by your ancestors. Luke 6:22-23 (Life Application Bible)
Yes, I am going to send you to the Gentiles,
to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the
power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and
be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.
Acts 26:17-18 (Life Application Bible)
The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same
purpose. Yet they will be rewarded individually, according to their own hard
work. I Corinthians 3:8 (Life Application Bible)
He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of the Messiah than to
own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the great reward
that God would give him. Hebrews 11:26 (Life Application Bible)
"See, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay all according
to their deeds.
I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Revelations
22:12 (Life Application Bible)
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