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What Does the Bible Say About Self Sacrifice?

Here are 7 Bible verses about self sacrifice, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1John 15:13

    Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

    BSBGreater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

  2. #2Philippians 2:3-4

    Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

    BSBDo nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

  3. #3Romans 12:1

    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

    BSBTherefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

  4. #4John 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.

    BSBWhoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

  5. #5John 3:16

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    BSBFor God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

  6. #61 Corinthians 13:7

    Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

    BSBIt bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

  7. #7Matthew 10:39

    He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

    BSBWhoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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