Bible Verses about “self denial”
The Bible contains 38 verses about self denial across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.”
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,”
“For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”
“gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
“holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.”
“But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.”
“traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;”
“without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,”
“Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?”
“I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.”
“How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.”
“because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.”
“Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.”
“Those who are in the flesh can't please God.”
“instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;”
“You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.”
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,”
“He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
“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.”
“You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
“"If anyone comes to me, and doesn't disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can't be my disciple.”
“I will be found by you, says Yahweh, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh; and I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.”
“Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"”
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness”
“for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.”
“for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'”
“Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"”
“The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.”
“The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.”
“If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."”
“The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."”
“He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,”
“and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"”
“Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"”
“When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.”