Bible Verses About Self Denial
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for self denial, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,820 votes, led by Luke 9:23-24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Self Denial
Luke 9:23-24194 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.
Titus 2:11-12175 votes
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Galatians 2:20133 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 9:23120 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.
Matthew 16:24106 votes
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
2 Timothy 3:1-5103 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Romans 8:7-886 votes
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Galatians 5:22-2352 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Luke 14:2646 votes
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
1 Corinthians 3:1645 votes
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Luke 4:1-1344 votes
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Galatians 5:2443 votes
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Jeremiah 29:11-1441 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
1 John 1:8-936 votes
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Matthew 10:37-3833 votes
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Mark 8:3431 votes
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 15:528 votes
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
1 Corinthians 2:228 votes
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Philippians 4:1328 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
1 Corinthians 9:24-2727 votes
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Galatians 6:825 votes
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Romans 6:2324 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Titus 2:1224 votes
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Matthew 6:16-1823 votes
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Judges 20:2620 votes
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
What does the Bible say about self denial?
Readers most often cite Luke 9:23-24 on the subject of self denial. Across 1,820 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Titus 2:11-12, Galatians 2:20, Luke 9:23. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.