Self-Denial

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Numbers 16:15 OT

  Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”

• 1 Samuel 12:3 OT

  Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will…

• 1 Samuel 12:4 OT

  They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

• 1 Kings 17:12-15 OT

  She said, “As Yahweh your God lives, I don’t have a cake, but a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” Elijah…

• Daniel 1:8 OT

  But 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 5:16 OT

  But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing, and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold around your neck, and…

• Daniel 5:17 OT

  Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

• Esther 4:16 OT

  “Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I…

• Jeremiah 35:6 OT

  But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever.

• Jeremiah 35:7 OT

  You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’

• Matthew 4:20 NT

  They immediately left their nets and followed him.

• Matthew 9:9 NT

  As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him.

• Mark 1:16-20 NT

  Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.” Immediately they left…

• Luke 5:28 NT

  He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

• Matthew 19:27 NT

  Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”

• Mark 10:28 NT

  Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”

• Luke 21:4 NT

  for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”

• Acts 2:44 NT

  All who believed were together, and had all things in common.

• Acts 2:45 NT

  They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

• Acts 4:34 NT

  For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

• Acts 4:36 NT

  Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

• Acts 4:37 NT

  having a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

• Acts 20:24 NT

  But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

• Philippians 3:7 NT

  However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.