| Genesis 12:13 | Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.” |
| Genesis 12:16 | And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels. |
| Genesis 18:26 | And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” |
| Genesis 18:29 | Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” |
| Genesis 18:31 | He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” |
| Genesis 18:32 | Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” |
| Genesis 26:24 | And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake.” |
| Genesis 39:5 | From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field. |
| Exodus 18:8 | Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. |
| Leviticus 26:45 | But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord .” |
| Numbers 11:29 | But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” |
| Joshua 23:3 | And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you. |
| Ruth 1:13 | would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.” |
| 1 Samuel 12:22 | For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. |
| 2 Samuel 5:12 | And David knew that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. |
| 2 Samuel 9:1 | And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?” |
| 2 Samuel 9:7 | And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.” |
| 2 Samuel 18:5 | And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom. |
| 2 Samuel 18:12 | But the man said to Joab, “Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king's son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake protect the young man Absalom.’ |
| 1 Kings 8:41 | “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for your name's sake |
| 1 Kings 11:12 | Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. |
| 1 Kings 11:13 | However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.” |
| 1 Kings 11:13 | However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.” |
| 1 Kings 11:32 | (but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), |
| 1 Kings 11:32 | (but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), |
| 1 Kings 11:34 | Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes. |
| 1 Kings 15:4 | Nevertheless, for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem, |
| 2 Kings 8:19 | Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever. |
| 2 Kings 19:34 | For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.” |
| 2 Kings 19:34 | For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.” |
| 2 Kings 20:6 | and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.” |
| 2 Kings 20:6 | and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.” |
| 1 Chronicles 14:2 | And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel. |
| 1 Chronicles 17:19 | For your servant's sake, O Lord , and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. |
| 2 Chronicles 6:32 | “Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house, |
| Psalms 6:4 | Turn, O Lord , deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. |
| Psalms 23:3 | He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. |
| Psalms 25:7 | Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord ! |
| Psalms 25:11 | For your name's sake, O Lord , pardon my guilt, for it is great. |
| Psalms 31:3 | For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me; |
| Psalms 44:22 | Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. |
| Psalms 44:26 | Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love! |
| Psalms 69:7 | For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face. |
| Psalms 79:9 | Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake! |
| Psalms 106:8 | Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power. |
| Psalms 106:45 | For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. |
| Psalms 109:21 | But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name's sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! |
| Psalms 115:1 | Not to us, O Lord , not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! |
| Psalms 122:8 | For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” |
| Psalms 122:9 | For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good. |
| Psalms 132:10 | For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one. |
| Psalms 143:11 | For your name's sake, O Lord , preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! |
| Isaiah 37:35 | For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.” |
| Isaiah 37:35 | For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.” |
| Isaiah 42:21 | The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious. |
| Isaiah 43:14 | Thus says the Lord , your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. |
| Isaiah 43:25 | “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. |
| Isaiah 45:4 | For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. |
| Isaiah 48:9 | “For my name's sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. |
| Isaiah 48:9 | “For my name's sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. |
| Isaiah 48:11 | For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. |
| Isaiah 48:11 | For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. |
| Isaiah 62:1 | For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. |
| Isaiah 62:1 | For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch. |
| Isaiah 63:17 | O Lord , why do you make us wander from your ways and harden our heart, so that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. |
| Isaiah 65:8 | Thus says the Lord : “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all. |
| Isaiah 66:5 | Hear the word of the Lord , you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you and cast you out for my name's sake have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy’; but it is they who shall be put to shame. |
| Jeremiah 14:7 | “Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. |
| Jeremiah 14:21 | Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. |
| Jeremiah 15:15 | O Lord , you know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance take me not away; know that for your sake I bear reproach. |
| Jeremiah 17:21 | Thus says the Lord : Take care for the sake of your lives, and do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. |
| Ezekiel 20:9 | But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. |
| Ezekiel 20:14 | But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. |
| Ezekiel 20:22 | But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. |
| Ezekiel 20:44 | And you shall know that I am the Lord , when I deal with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God .” |
| Ezekiel 28:17 | Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you. |
| Ezekiel 36:22 | “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God : It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. |
| Ezekiel 36:22 | “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God : It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. |
| Ezekiel 36:32 | It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord God ; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel. |
| Daniel 9:17 | Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. |
| Daniel 9:19 | O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.” |
| Zechariah 12:4 | On that day, declares the Lord , I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. |
| Matthew 5:10 | “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 10:18 | and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. |
| Matthew 10:22 | and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. |
| Matthew 10:39 | Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| Matthew 14:3 | For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, |
| Matthew 15:3 | He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? |
| Matthew 15:6 | he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. |
| Matthew 16:25 | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. |
| Matthew 19:12 | For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.” |
| Matthew 19:29 | And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. |
| Matthew 24:9 | “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. |
| Matthew 24:22 | And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. |
| Mark 6:17 | For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. |
| Mark 8:35 | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. |
| Mark 10:29 | Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, |
| Mark 13:9 | “But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them. |
| Mark 13:13 | And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. |
| Mark 13:20 | And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days. |
| Luke 9:24 | For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. |
| Luke 18:29 | And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, |
| Luke 21:12 | But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. |
| Luke 21:17 | You will be hated by all for my name's sake. |
| John 11:15 | and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” |
| John 12:30 | Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. |
| John 17:19 | And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth. |
| Acts 9:16 | For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” |
| Acts 15:26 | men who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Romans 1:5 | through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, |
| Romans 4:23 | But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, |
| Romans 8:36 | As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” |
| Romans 9:3 | For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. |
| Romans 11:28 | As regards the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. |
| Romans 11:28 | As regards the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. |
| Romans 13:5 | Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. |
| Romans 14:20 | Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:10 | We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:10 | Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:10 | Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. |
| 1 Corinthians 9:23 | I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:28 | But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— |
| 1 Corinthians 10:28 | But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— |
| 2 Corinthians 2:10 | Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, |
| 2 Corinthians 4:5 | For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:11 | For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:15 | For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:15 | and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:21 | For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:12 | So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:12 | So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:9 | For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:10 | For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. |
| Philippians 1:29 | For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, |
| Philippians 1:29 | For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, |
| Philippians 3:7 | But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. |
| Philippians 3:8 | Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ |
| Colossians 1:24 | Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, |
| Colossians 1:24 | Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:5 | because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:9 | For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, |
| 1 Timothy 5:23 | (No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.) |
| 2 Timothy 2:10 | Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. |
| Titus 1:1 | Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, |
| Philemon 1:6 | and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. |
| Philemon 1:9 | yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— |
| Hebrews 1:14 | Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? |
| Hebrews 6:7 | For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. |
| 1 Peter 1:20 | He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you |
| 1 Peter 2:13 | Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, |
| 1 Peter 3:14 | But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, |
| 1 Peter 4:7 | The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. |
| 1 John 2:12 | I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. |
| 3 John 1:7 | For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. |
| Jude 1:11 | Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. |
| Revelation 2:3 | I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. |