From fleshly life to spiritual life

From fleshly life to spiritual life:

Matthew 16:

Jesus said: "WHOEVER WANTS TO-SAVE HIS LIFE WILL-LOSE-IT. But WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE ON-ACCOUNT-OF ME WILL-FIND IT" (Matthew 16:25).

Matthew 18:

Jesus said: "if your HAND or your FOOT is-causing you to-fall, CUT IF OFF and throw (it) from you. IT-IS BETTER (FOR) YOU TO-ENTER INTO LIFE CRIPPLED OR LAME than to-be-thrown into the eternal fire having two hands or two feet. And if your EYE is-causing you to-fall, TEAR IT OUT and throw (it) from you. IT-IS BETTER (FOR) YOU TO-ENTER INTO LIFE ONE-EYED than to-be-thrown into the Gehenna (of) fire having two eyes" (Matthew 18:8-9).

Luke 8:

Jesus said: "the (seed) having-fallen into the thorns, these (PEOPLE) are the (ones) having-heard, and (WHILE) PROCEEDING ARE-BEING-CHOCKED BY (the) anxieties and riches and PLEASURES (OF) LIFE. AND THEY-ARE NOT BRINGING(-FRUIT-TO)-MATURITY" (Luke 8:14).

Jesus mentioned here specifically "riches" (Luke 8:14).

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Luke 12:

Jesus said: "ONE'S LIFE IS NOT IN (WHAT) ABOUND (TO) HIM OUT-OF HIS POSSESSIONS" (Luke 12:15) and "LIFE IS MORE (THAN) FOOD" (Luke 12:23).

Jesus mentioned here specifically "possessions" (Luke 12:15) and "food" (Luke 12:23).

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Luke 14:

Jesus said: "If anyone comes to Me and DOES NOT HATE his (own) father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, EVEN HIS (OWN) LIFE, he-can not be My disciple" (Luke 14:26).

Jesus mentioned here specifically "father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters" (Luke 14:26).

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Luke 21:

Jesus said: "take-heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be-weighed-down with CAROUSING AND DRUNKENESS AND ANXIETIES PERTAINING-TO-LIFE, and that unexpected day suddenly-come-upon you like (a) snare" (Luke 21:34-35).

Jesus mentioned here specifically "drunkeness" (Luke 21:34) pertaining to life.

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John 6:

Jesus said to Jews: "I am the bread (of) life. YOUR FATHERS ATE THE MANNA IN THE WILDERNESS AND DIED. This is the bread coming-down from heaven in-order-that ANYONE MAY-EAT OF IT AND NOT DIE. I AM THE LIVING BREAD, having-come-down from heaven. IF ANYONE EATS OF THIS BREAD, HE-WILL-LIVE FOREVER" (John 6:48-51).

Jesus mentioned here specifically "the living bread" (John 6:51).

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John 12:

Jesus said: "THE (ONE) LOVING HIS LIFE LOSES IT, and THE (ONE) HATING HIS LIFE IN THIS WORLD WILL-KEEP IT FOR ETERNAL LIFE" (John 6:48-51).

John 13:

It is written about Jesus that "Peter says (to) Him, “Lord, for what reason am-I not able to-follow You right-now? I-will-lay (down) my life for You”. Jesus responds, “WILL-YOU-LAY (DOWN) YOUR LIFE FOR ME? Truly, truly, I-say (to) you, (a) rooster will by no means crow until which (time) YOU-DENY ME three-times!" (John 13:37-38).

John 15:

Jesus said: "No-one has greater love (than) this: that ONE LAY(-DOWN) HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. You are My friends if you-are-doing (the things) which I command you" (John 15:13-14).

Acts 20:

Paul said: "I-AM-MAKING (MY) LIFE (OF) NO ACCOUNT (AS TO) VALUE (TO) MYSELF so-as to-finish my course and the ministry which I-received from the Lord Jesus" (Acts 20:24).

Romans 8:

Paul wrote: "I-am-convinced that NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE [...] nor any other creation WILL-BE-ABLE TO-SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE (OF) GOD IN CHRIST Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39).

1 Corinthians 15:

Paul wrote: "If we-are (ones) having-hoped in Christ IN THIS LIFE ONLY, WE-ARE MORE-PITIABLE (THAN) ALL PEOPLE. BUT NOW, Christ has-been-RAISED FROM (THE) DEAD (ONES), (THE) FIRSTFRUIT (OF) THE (ONES) HAVING-FALLEN-ASLEEP" (1 Corinthians 15:19-20).

2 Timothy 2:

Paul wrote to Timothy: "Suffer-hardship-with (me) like (a) good soldier (of) Christ Jesus. NO-ONE (WHILE) (SERVING-AS-SOLDIER-IN-A)-HOST ENTANGLES (HIMSELF IN) THE AFFAIRS (OF) LIFE, in-order-that he-may-please the (one) having-enlisted (him)" (2 Timothy 2:3-4).

Paul mentioned here specifically a "good soldier" (2 Timothy 2:3) of Christ Jesus.

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James 4:

James wrote: "who do not know the (thing of) tomorrow! WHAT (IS) YOUR LIFE? FOR YOU-ARE (A) VAPOR APPEARING FOR (A) LITTLE (WHILE), THEN INDEED DISAPPEARING!" (James 4:14).

1 Peter 1:

Peter wrote: "conduct THE TIME (OF) YOUR STAY with fear, knowing that YOU-WERE-REDEEMED FROM YOUR FUTILE WAY-OF-LIFE HANDED-DOWN-FROM-YOUR-FATHERS" (1 Peter 1:17-18).

Peter mentioned here specifically something handed down from "your fathers" (1 Peter 1:18).

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1 John 2:

It is written: "everything in the world, the desire (of) the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and THE BOASTFUL-PRIDE (OF) LIFE, IS NOT FROM THE FATHER, BUT IS FROM THE WORLD" (1 John 2:16).

Revelation 2:

It is written: "BE FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH, AND I-WILL-GIVE YOU THE CROWN (OF) LIFE" (Revelation 2:10).

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