Bible Verses About Dying to Self
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for dying to self, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 68,858 votes, led by Galatians 2:20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Dying to Self
Galatians 2:202,598 votes
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Luke 9:232,238 votes
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Galatians 5:241,852 votes
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
John 12:241,594 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
2 Corinthians 5:171,433 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Romans 6:1-231,262 votes
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Matthew 10:381,257 votes
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
1 Corinthians 15:311,208 votes
I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1 Peter 2:241,189 votes
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Romans 12:11,159 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Mark 8:351,117 votes
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
Romans 6:111,089 votes
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Philippians 1:21941 votes
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Romans 12:1-2918 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 6:8911 votes
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Romans 6:23842 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Philippians 2:1-30798 votes
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Colossians 3:3767 votes
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
John 3:30746 votes
He must increase, but I must decrease.
John 3:16720 votes
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.
1 Peter 4:1-11718 votes
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
Romans 12:2698 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Revelation 1:1698 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Timothy 2:11679 votes
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
Luke 9:23-24678 votes
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
What does the Bible say about dying to self?
Readers most often cite Galatians 2:20 on the subject of dying to self. Across 68,858 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 9:23, Galatians 5:24, John 12:24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.