Bible Verses About Self-Denial: General references

And after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I.

And he said, Take nowe thine onely sonne Izhak whom thou louest, and get thee vnto the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering vpon one of the mountaines, which I will shewe thee.

Then Abraham rose vp early in the morning, and sadled his asse, and tooke two of his seruants with him, and Izhak his sonne, and cloue wood for the burnt offering, and rose vp and went to the place, which God had tolde him.

Then the third day Abraham lift vp his eyes, and sawe the place afarre off,

And said vnto his seruants, Abide you here with the asse: for I and the childe will go yonder and worship, and come againe vnto you.

Then Abraham tooke the wood of the burnt offering, and layed it vpon Izhak his sonne, and he tooke the fire in his hand, and the knife: and they went both together.

Then spake Izhak vnto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he answered, Here am I, my sonne. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lambe for ye burnt offring?

Then Abraham answered, My sonne, God will prouide him a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both together.

And when they came to the place which God had shewed him, Abraham builded an altar there, and couched ye wood, and bound Izhak his sonne and laid him on the altar vpon the wood.

And Abraham stretching forth his hand, tooke the knife to kill his sonne.

But the Angel of the Lord called vnto him from heauen, saying, Abraham, Abraham. And he answered, Here am I.

Then he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the childe, neither doe any thing vnto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake thou hast not spared thine onely sonne.

Then the King saide vnto Araunah, Not so, but I will bye it of thee at a price, and will not offer burnt offring vnto ye Lord my God of that which doeth cost me nothing. So Dauid bought the threshing floore, and the oxen for fiftie shekels of siluer.

I will not enter into the tabernacle of mine house, nor come vpon my pallet or bed,

Nor suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye lids to slumber,

Vntill I finde out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mightie God of Iaakob.

He that is slowe vnto anger, is better then the mightie man: and hee that ruleth his owne minde, is better then he that winneth a citie.

And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint my selfe at all, till three weekes of dayes were fulfilled.

Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee, that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Then came there a certaine Scribe, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.

But Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen haue nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head.

And another of his disciples saide vnto him, Master, suffer me first to goe, and burie my father.

But Iesus said vnto him, Followe me, and let the dead burie their dead.