Isaiah 42:1-4 “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on Him. He will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout, nor raise His voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high. Just as many were astonished at You— His appearance was marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men— so He will cleanse many nations. Kings will shut their mouths at Him; for they will see that which had not been told them, and they will...
Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let Him deny Himself, and take up His cross, and follow me. For whoever desires to save His life will lose it, and whoever will lose His life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man, if He gains the whole world, and forfeits His life? Or what will a man give in exchange...
Luke 9:23-26 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let Him deny Himself, take up His cross, and follow me. For whoever desires to save His life will lose it, but whoever will lose His life for my sake, will save it. For what does it profit a man if He gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits His own self?
John 13:1-17 Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His time had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things...
Acts 20:17-35 From Miletus He sent to Ephesus, and called to Himself the elders of the assembly. When they had come to Him, He said to them, “You Yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with You all the time, serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 For You Yourselves know, brothers, our visit to You wasn’t in vain, but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as You know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell You the Good News of God in much conflict. For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
2 Timothy 2:8-12 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring of David, according to my Good News, in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained. Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down...
1 Peter 2:21-25 For You were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving You an example, that You should follow His steps, who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in His mouth.” When He was cursed, He didn’t curse back. When He suffered, He didn’t threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously.