TOPICAL BIBLE
Self-Denial
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Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.Genesis 22:2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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.Genesis 22:3And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.Genesis 22:4On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.Genesis 22:5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.Genesis 22:6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.Genesis 22:7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?Genesis 22:8And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son: so they went both of them together.Genesis 22:9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.Genesis 22:10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.Genesis 22:11And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.Numbers 16:15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.1 Samuel 12:3Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.1 Samuel 12:4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man’s hand.2 Samuel 24:24And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah my God which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.1 Kings 17:12And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.1 Kings 17:13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.1 Kings 17:14For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth.1 Kings 17:15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.Esther 4:16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.Psalm 132:3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;Psalm 132:4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;Psalm 132:5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.Proverbs 23:2And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.Jeremiah 35:6But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever:Jeremiah 35:7neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn.Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.Daniel 5:16But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.Daniel 5:17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.Daniel 10:3I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.Matthew 4:20And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.Matthew 5:29And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.Matthew 5:30And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.Matthew 8:19And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.Matthew 8:21And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Matthew 8:22But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.Matthew 10:37He 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.Matthew 10:38And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.Matthew 10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.Matthew 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.Matthew 13:45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls :Matthew 13:46and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Matthew 16:25For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.Matthew 18:8And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.Matthew 18:9And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.Matthew 19:12For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.Matthew 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.Matthew 19:27Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have?Mark 1:16And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers.Mark 1:17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.Mark 1:18And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.Mark 1:19And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.Mark 1:20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
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