He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to be given [her].
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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].
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou [art] a gracious and merciful God.
And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, [and] that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
Yet for love's sake I rather beseech [thee], being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me.
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake.
For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in [your] prayers to God for me;
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
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