Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.
- General scriptures concerning Gen. 22:1-12; 2 Sam. 24:24; Ps. 132:3-5; Pr. 16:32, 23:2; Dan. 10:3; Mt. 5:29, 30, 8:19-22, 10:37-39, 13:44-46, 16:24, 25, 18:8, 9, 19:12, 21; Mk. 2:14, 8:34, 35, 9:43, 10:29, 12:43, 44; Lk. 5:11, 27, 9:23, 24, 57-60, 14:26-33, 18:27-30, 21:2-4; Jn. 12:25; Acts 20:22-24, 21:13; Rom. 6:6, 8:12, 13, 35, 36, 13:14, 14:1-22, 15:1-5; 1 Cor. 6:12, 8:10-13, 9:12, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25-27, 10:23, 24; 2 Cor. 6:3; Gal. 2:20, 5:16, 17, 24, 6:14; Phil. 2:4, 3:7-9; Col. 3:5; 2 Tim. 2:4; Tit. 2:12; Heb. 13:13; 1 Pet. 2:11-16, 4:1, 2; 3 Jn. 1:7; Rev. 12:11
- INSTANCES OF
- Abraham, when he offered to Lot (his junior) his preference of the land of Canaan Gen. 13:9; with 17:8
- Moses, in choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for only a little while Heb. 11:25
- Moses, in taking no compensation from the Israelites for his services Num. 16:15
- Samuel, in his administration of justice 1 Sam. 12:3, 4
- The widow of Zarephath, in sharing with Elijah the last of her sustenance 1 Ki. 17:12-15
- Daniel, in his abstention Dan. 1:8
- Esther, in risking her life for the deliverance of her people Esther 4:16
- The Rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards Jer. 35:6, 7
- Peter and the other apostles, in abandoning their vocations and following Jesus Mt. 4:20, 9:9; Mk. 1:16-20, 2:14; Lk. 5:11, 27, 28
- The widow, who put everything she had into the treasury Lk. 21:4
- The early Christians, in having everything in common Acts 2:44, 45, 4:34
- Barnabas (Joses), in selling his possessions, and giving everything that he had received to the apostles Acts 4:36, 37
- Paul, in not regarding even his life dear to himself Acts 20:24; Phil. 3:7, 8
- See CROSS
- See HUMILITY