Joh 12:25-26, Act 20:24, 21:13, 2Ti 2:11-13, 4:6-8, Heb 11:35 | ESV | STEP | Whoever loves his life loses it , and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life .

25 ^aWhoever loves his life loses it, and ^bwhoever ^chates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must ^dfollow me; and ^ewhere I am, there will my servant be also. ^fIf anyone serves me, ^gthe Father will honor him.

Acts 20:24

24 But ^hI do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ⁱI may finish my course and ^jthe ministry ^kthat I received from the Lord Jesus, ^lto testify to ^mthe gospel of ⁿthe grace of God.

Acts 21:13

13 Then Paul answered, ^o“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^pI am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem ^qfor the name of the Lord Jesus.”

2 Timothy 2:11-13

11 The saying is ^rtrustworthy, for:

^sIf we have died with him, we will also ^tlive with him;
12 ^uif we endure, we will also reign with him;
^vif we deny him, he also will deny us;
13 ^wif we are faithless, ^xhe remains faithful—
for ^yhe cannot deny himself.

2 Timothy 4:6-8

6 For ^zI am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my ^aadeparture has come. 7 ^abI have fought the good fight, ^acI have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is ^adlaid up for me ^aethe crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ^afthe righteous judge, will award to me on ^agthat day, and not only to me but also to all ^ahwho have loved his appearing.

Hebrews 11:35

35 ^aiWomen received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.