Est 4:14, 16, Mat 10:39, Mar 8:35, Luk 17:33, Joh 12:25, Act 20:23-24 | ESV | STEP | For if you keep silent at this time , relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place , but you and your father’s house will perish . And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this ?

14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther 4:16

16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for ^athree days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, ^band if I perish, I perish.”

Matthew 10:39

39 ^cWhoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Mark 8:35

35 For ^dwhoever would save his life ^{▼▼The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and once in verse 36 and once in verse 37} will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake ^fand the gospel’s will save it.

Luke 17:33

33 ^gWhoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will ^hkeep it.

John 12:25

25 ⁱWhoever loves his life loses it, and ^jwhoever ^khates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Acts 20:23-24

23 except that ^lthe Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that ^mimprisonment and ⁿafflictions await me. 24 But ^oI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ^pI may finish my course and ^qthe ministry ^rthat I received from the Lord Jesus, ^sto testify to ^tthe gospel of ^uthe grace of God.