Self-Denial

• General scriptures concerningGen 22:1–122Sa 24:24Psa 132:3–5Pro 16:32Pro 23:2Dan 10:3Mat 5:29Mat 5:30Mat 8:19–22Mat 10:37–39Mat 13:44–46Mat 16:24Mat 16:25Mat 18:8Mat 18:9Mat 19:12Mat 19:21Mrk 2:14Mrk 8:34Mrk 8:35Mrk 9:43Mrk 10:29Mrk 12:43Mrk 12:44Luk 5:11Luk 5:27Luk 9:23Luk 9:24Luk 9:57–60Luk 14:26–33Luk 18:27–30Luk 21:2–4Jhn 12:25Act 20:22–24Act 21:13Rom 6:6Rom 8:12Rom 8:13Rom 8:35Rom 8:36Rom 13:14Rom 14:1–22Rom 15:1–51Co 6:121Co 8:10–131Co 9:121Co 9:151Co 9:181Co 9:191Co 9:231Co 9:25–271Co 10:231Co 10:242Co 6:3Gal 2:20Gal 5:16Gal 5:17Gal 5:24Gal 6:14Php 2:4Php 3:7–9Col 3:52Ti 2:4Tit 2:12Heb 13:131Pe 2:11–161Pe 4:11Pe 4:23Jn 1:7Rev 12:11
• INSTANCES OF
• Abraham, when he offered to Lot (his junior) his preference of the land of CanaanGen 13:9Gen 17:8
• Moses, in choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for only a little whileHeb 11:25
• Moses, in taking no compensation from the Israelites for his servicesNum 16:15
• Samuel, in his administration of justice1Sa 12:31Sa 12:4
• The widow of Zarephath, in sharing with Elijah the last of her sustenance1Ki 17:12–15
• Daniel, in his abstentionDan 1:8
• Daniel, in refusing rewards from BelshazzarDan 5:16Dan 5:17
• Esther, in risking her life for the deliverance of her peopleEst 4:16
• The Rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyardsJer 35:6Jer 35:7
• Peter and the other apostles, in abandoning their vocations and following JesusMat 4:20Mat 9:9Mrk 1:16–20Mrk 2:14Luk 5:11Luk 5:27Luk 5:28
• in forsaking all and following JesusMat 19:27Mrk 10:28
• The widow, who put everything she had into the treasuryLuk 21:4
• The early Christians, in having everything in commonAct 2:44Act 2:45Act 4:34
• Barnabas (Joses), in selling his possessions, and giving everything that he had received to the apostlesAct 4:36Act 4:37
• Paul, in not regarding even his life dear to himselfAct 20:24Php 3:7Php 3:8
• Paul, in not coveting anyone' s silver, gold, or apparelAct 20:33
• Paul, in laboring for his own support while he also taughtAct 20:34Act 20:351Co 4:121Co 10:33

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