'Sake' in the Bible

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it."

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Then Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God's kingdom

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me."

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham's sake,

but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.

As it is written, "For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered."

For I could wish that I myself were accursed -- cut off from Christ -- for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for man.

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.

For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.

For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles --

The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body.

And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort -- for the sake of his good pleasure -- is God.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body -- for the sake of his body, the church -- what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love -- I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus --

I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake.

Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to a king as supreme

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly, endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary.