Language
Matthew
6:26 -
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Matthew
10:31 -
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew
16:26 -
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Luke
12:7 -
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke
12:24 -
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Luke
15:4 -
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luke
15:5 -
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Luke
15:6 -
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Luke
15:7 -
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Luke
15:8 -
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
Luke
15:9 -
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Luke
15:10 -
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
John
3:16 -
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans
5:8 -
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
1 Corinthians
6:20 -
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians
7:23 -
Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
1 Peter
1:18 -
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1 Peter
1:19 -
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1 Peter
3:4 -
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Matthew
13:44 -
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Matthew
13:45 -
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Matthew
13:46 -
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Proverbs
3:14 -
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs
3:15 -
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Proverbs
8:11 -
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Proverbs
16:16 -
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Ecclesiastes
7:12 -
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Ecclesiastes
10:19 -
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Philippians
3:8 -
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Matthew
19:21 -
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Mark
8:36 -
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mark
10:29 -
And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
Mark
10:30 -
But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Luke
9:25 -
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Acts
20:24 -
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.