Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Sake’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Sake’ occurs 125 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 18:19 For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him.”Genesis 18:19
Genesis 18:24 If there were fifty of the just in the city, will they perish with the rest? And will you not spare that place for the sake of fifty of the just, if they were in it?Genesis 18:24
Genesis 18:29 And again he said to him, “But if forty were found there, what would you do?” He said, “I will not strike, for the sake of the forty.”Genesis 18:29
Genesis 18:31 “Since now I have begun,” he said, “I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty were found there?” He said, “I will not put to death, for the sake of the twenty.”Genesis 18:31
Genesis 18:32 “I beg you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak yet once more. What if ten were found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”Genesis 18:32
Genesis 21:11 Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.Genesis 21:11
Genesis 22:12 And he said to him, “Do not extend your hand over the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”Genesis 22:12
Genesis 22:16 “By my own self, I have sworn, says the Lord. Because you have done this thing, and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,Genesis 22:16
Number of the word / term Sake in Genesis: 8
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 26:19 and so that he may cause you to be more exalted than all the nations which he has created, for the sake of his own praise and name and glory, in order that you may be a holy people for the Lord your God, just as he has spoken.”Deuteronomy 26:19
Number of the word / term Sake in Deuteronomy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:9 And all the people were conflicted, in all the tribes of Israel, saying: “The king has freed us from the hand of our enemies. He himself saved us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he flees from the land for the sake of Absalom.2 Samuel 19:9
Number of the word / term Sake in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 11:12 Yet truly, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David. From the hand of your son, I will tear it away.1 Kings 11:12
1 Kings 11:13 Neither will I take away the whole kingdom. Instead, I will grant one tribe to your son, for the sake of David, my servant, and Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”1 Kings 11:13
1 Kings 11:32 Yet one tribe shall remain with him, for the sake of my servant, David, as well as Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.1 Kings 11:32
1 Kings 11:34 But I will not take the entire kingdom from his hand. Instead, I will establish him as the ruler during all the days of his life, for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my precepts.1 Kings 11:34
1 Kings 15:4 But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave to him a lamp in Jerusalem, so that he might raise up his son after him, and so that he might establish Jerusalem.1 Kings 15:4
Number of the word / term Sake in 1 Kings: 5
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 19:34 And I will protect this city, and I will save it for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.”2 Kings 19:34
2 Kings 20:6 And I will add fifteen years to your days. Then too, I will free you and this city from the hand of the king of the Assyrians. And I will protect this city for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.”2 Kings 20:6
Number of the word / term Sake in 2 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 31:2 Then Hezekiah appointed the companies of the priests and Levites by their divisions, each man in his proper office, certainly as much for the priests as for the Levites, for the sake of holocausts and peace offerings, so that they might minister and confess and sing, at the gates of the camp of the Lord.2 Chronicles 31:2
Number of the word / term Sake in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 23:3 He has converted my soul. He has led me away on the paths of justice, for the sake of his name.Psalm 23:3
Psalm 31:3 For you are my strength and my refuge; and for the sake of your name, you will lead me and nourish me.Psalm 31:3
Psalm 45:4 With your splendor and your excellence extended, proceed prosperously, and reign for the sake of truth and meekness and justice, and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.Psalm 45:4
Psalm 79:9 Help us, O God, our Savior. And free us, Lord, for the glory of your name. And forgive us our sins for the sake of your name.Psalm 79:9
Psalm 106:8 And he saved them for the sake of his name, so that he might make known his power.Psalm 106:8
Psalm 109:21 But as for you, Lord, O Lord: act on my behalf for your name’s sake. For your mercy is sweet.Psalm 109:21
Psalm 122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.Psalm 122:8
Psalm 122:9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.Psalm 122:9
Psalm 132:10 For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your Christ.Psalm 132:10
Psalm 143:11 For the sake of your name, O Lord, you will revive me in your fairness. You will lead my soul out of tribulation.Psalm 143:11
Number of the word / term Sake in Psalm: 10
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 12:26 He who ignores a loss for the sake of a friend is just. But the way of the impious will deceive them.Proverbs 12:26
Number of the word / term Sake in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:13 Better is a boy, poor and wise, than a king, old and foolish, who does not know to look ahead for the sake of posterity.Ecclesiastes 4:13
Number of the word / term Sake in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 8:19 And though they say to you, “Seek from seers and diviners,” they who hiss in their incantations, should not the people seek from their God, for the sake of the living, and not from the dead?Isaiah 8:19
Isaiah 8:20 And this is, moreover, for the sake of the law and the testimony. But if they do not speak according to this Word, then he will not have the morning light.Isaiah 8:20
Isaiah 37:35 And I will protect this city, so that I may save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David, my servant.”Isaiah 37:35
Isaiah 41:9 For his sake, I have taken you from the ends of the earth, and I have called you from its distant places. And I said to you: “You are my servant. I have chosen you, and I have not cast you aside.”Isaiah 41:9
Isaiah 43:14 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake, I sent to Babylon, and tore down all their bars, with the Chaldeans who glory in their ships.Isaiah 43:14
Isaiah 43:25 I am. I am the very One who wipes away your iniquities for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.Isaiah 43:25
Isaiah 45:4 For the sake of Jacob, my servant, and Israel, my elect, I have even called you by your name. I have taken you up, and you have not known me.Isaiah 45:4
Isaiah 48:9 For the sake of my name, I will take the face of my fury far away. And for the sake of my praise, I will bridle you, lest you perish.Isaiah 48:9
Isaiah 48:11 For my sake, for my own sake, I will do it, so that I may not be blasphemed. For I will not give my glory to another.Isaiah 48:11
Isaiah 57:11 For whose sake have you been anxiously afraid, so that you would lie and not be mindful of me, nor consider me in your heart? For I am silent, and I am like someone who does not see, and so you have forgotten me.Isaiah 57:11
Isaiah 62:1 For the sake of Zion, I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem, I will not rest, until her Just One advances in splendor, and her Savior is kindled like a lamp.Isaiah 62:1
Isaiah 63:17 Why have you allowed us to stray from your ways, O Lord? Why have you hardened our heart, so that we do not fear you? Return, for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance.Isaiah 63:17
Isaiah 65:8 Thus says the Lord: In the same way as it is said about a grain found in a cluster, “Do not destroy it, because it is a blessing,” so will I act for the sake of my servants, so that I may not destroy the whole.Isaiah 65:8
Number of the word / term Sake in Isaiah: 13
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:7 “O Lord, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.Jeremiah 14:7
Jeremiah 14:21 For the sake of your name, do not give us over into disgrace. And do not dishonor in us the throne of your glory. Remember, do not make void, your covenant with us.Jeremiah 14:21
Jeremiah 15:5 For who will take pity on you, O Jerusalem? Or who will feel sorrow for you? Or who will go to prayer for the sake of your peace?Jeremiah 15:5
Jeremiah 16:7 And they will not break bread among themselves for the sake of him who mourns, so as to console him over the dead. And they will not give them a chalice to drink, so as to console them over their father and mother.Jeremiah 16:7
Jeremiah 23:27 They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.Jeremiah 23:27
Number of the word / term Sake in Jeremiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 13:19 And they violated me among my people, for the sake of a handful of barley and a fragment of bread, so that they would kill the souls that should not die, and enliven the souls that should not live, lying to my people who believe in falsehoods.Ezekiel 13:19
Ezekiel 20:6 in that day, I lifted up my hand for their sake, so that I would lead them away from the land of Egypt, into a land which I had provided for them, flowing with milk and honey, which was singular among all lands.Ezekiel 20:6
Ezekiel 20:9 But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be violated in the sight of the Gentiles, in the midst of whom they were, and among whom I appeared to them, so that I might lead them away from the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 20:9
Ezekiel 20:14 But I acted for the sake of my name, lest it be violated before the Gentiles, from whom I cast them out, in their sight.Ezekiel 20:14
Ezekiel 20:22 But I turned aside my hand, and I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be violated before the Gentiles, from whom I cast them out, before their eyes.Ezekiel 20:22
Ezekiel 20:44 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have acted well toward you for the sake of my name, and not according to your evil ways, nor according to your very great wickedness, O house of Israel, says the Lord God.”Ezekiel 20:44
Ezekiel 36:22 For this reason, you shall say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will act, not for your sake, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have defiled among the Gentiles, to whom you entered.Ezekiel 36:22
Ezekiel 36:32 It is not for your sakes that I will act, says the Lord God; let this be known to you. Be confounded and ashamed over your own ways, O house of Israel.Ezekiel 36:32
Number of the word / term Sake in Ezekiel: 8
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 9:17 Now, therefore, heed, O God, the prayer of your servant and his requests, and reveal your face over your sanctuary, which is desolate, for your own sake.Daniel 9:17
Daniel 9:19 Heed, O Lord. Be pleased, O Lord. Turn and act. Do not delay, for your own sake, O my God, because your name is invoked over your city and over your people.”Daniel 9:19
Number of the word / term Sake in Daniel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 8:10 But even when they will have brought the nations together for the sake of money, now I will assemble them. And they will rest for a little while from the burden of the king and the leaders.Hosea 8:10
Number of the word / term Sake in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Malachi
Malachi 3:11 And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he will not corrupt the fruit of your land. Neither will the vine in the field be barren, says the Lord of hosts.Malachi 3:11
Number of the word / term Sake in Malachi: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:10
Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when they have slandered you, and persecuted you, and spoken all kinds of evil against you, falsely, for my sake:Matthew 5:11
Matthew 10:18 And you shall be led before both rulers and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.Matthew 10:18
Matthew 10:22 And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name. But whoever will have persevered, even to the end, the same shall be saved.Matthew 10:22
Matthew 15:3 But responding, he said to them: “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:Matthew 15:3
Matthew 15:6 then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.Matthew 15:6
Matthew 16:25 For whoever would save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life for my sake, shall find it.Matthew 16:25
Matthew 19:12 For there are chaste persons who were born so from their mother’s womb, and there are chaste persons who have been made so by men, and there are chaste persons who have made themselves chaste for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever is able to grasp this, let him grasp it.”Matthew 19:12
Matthew 19:29 And anyone who has left behind home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for the sake of my name, shall receive one hundred times more, and shall possess eternal life.Matthew 19:29
Matthew 24:9 Then they will hand you over to tribulation, and they will kill you. And you will be hated by all nations for the sake of my name.Matthew 24:9
Matthew 24:22 And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.Matthew 24:22
Matthew 27:19 But as he was sitting in the place for the tribunal, his wife sent to him, saying: “It is nothing to you, and he is just. For I have experienced many things today through a vision for his sake.”Matthew 27:19
Number of the word / term Sake in Matthew: 12
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Mark
Mark 8:35 For whoever will have chosen to save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life, for my sake and for the Gospel, shall save it.Mark 8:35
Mark 10:29 In response, Jesus said: “Amen I say to you, There is no one who has left behind house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or land, for my sake and for the Gospel,Mark 10:29
Mark 13:13 And you will be hated by all for the sake of my name. But whoever will have persevered unto the end, the same will be saved.Mark 13:13
Mark 13:20 And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But, for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.Mark 13:20
Number of the word / term Sake in Mark: 4
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Luke
Luke 9:24 For whoever will have saved his life, will lose it. Yet whoever will have lost his life for my sake, will save it.Luke 9:24
Luke 18:29 And he said to them: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has left behind home, or parents, or brothers, or a wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,Luke 18:29
Number of the word / term Sake in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book John
John 11:15 And I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”John 11:15
John 11:42 And I know that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the people who are standing nearby, so that they may believe that you have sent me.”John 11:42
John 12:30 Jesus responded and said: “This voice came, not for my sake, but for your sakes.John 12:30
Number of the word / term Sake in John: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Acts
Acts 27:34 For this reason, I beg you to accept food for the sake of your health. For not a hair from the head of any of you shall perish.”Acts 27:34
Number of the word / term Sake in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Romans
Romans 1:5 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship, for the sake of his name, for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles,Romans 1:5
Romans 4:23 Now this has been written, that it was reputed to him unto justice, not only for his sake,Romans 4:23
Romans 4:24 but also for our sake. For the same shall be reputed to us, if we believe in him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead,Romans 4:24
Romans 5:7 Now someone might barely be willing to die for the sake of justice, for example, perhaps someone might dare to die for the sake of a good man.Romans 5:7
Romans 6:19 I am speaking in human terms because of the infirmity of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of your body to serve impurity and iniquity, for the sake of iniquity, so also have you now yielded the parts of your body to serve justice, for the sake of sanctification.Romans 6:19
Romans 8:20 For the creature was made subject to emptiness, not willingly, but for the sake of the One who made it subject, unto hope.Romans 8:20
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare even his own Son, but handed him over for the sake of us all, how could he not also, with him, have given us all things?Romans 8:32
Romans 8:36 For it is as it has been written: “For your sake, we are being put to death all day long. We are being treated like sheep for the slaughter.”Romans 8:36
Romans 9:3 For I was desiring that I myself might be anathemized from Christ, for the sake of my brothers, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh.Romans 9:3
Romans 11:28 Certainly, according to the Gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But according to the election, they are most beloved for the sake of the fathers.Romans 11:28
Number of the word / term Sake in Romans: 10
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 4:6 And so, brothers, I have presented these things in myself and in Apollo, for your sakes, so that you may learn, through us, that no one should be inflated against one person and for another, not beyond what has been written.1 Corinthians 4:6
1 Corinthians 9:23 And I do everything for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may become its partner.1 Corinthians 9:23
1 Corinthians 10:25 Whatever is sold in the market, you may eat, without asking questions for the sake of conscience.1 Corinthians 10:25
1 Corinthians 10:27 If you are invited by any unbelievers, and you are willing to go, you may eat whatever is set before you, without asking questions for the sake of conscience.1 Corinthians 10:27
1 Corinthians 10:28 But if anyone says, “This has been sacrificed to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience.1 Corinthians 10:28
Number of the word / term Sake in 1 Corinthians: 5
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 2:10 But anyone whom you have forgiven of anything, I also forgive. And then, too, anyone I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, it was done in the person of Christ for your sakes,2 Corinthians 2:10
2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are ever handed over unto death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh.2 Corinthians 4:11
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that through his poverty, you might become rich.2 Corinthians 8:9
2 Corinthians 12:10 Because of this, I am pleased in my infirmity: in reproaches, in difficulties, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.2 Corinthians 12:10
2 Corinthians 12:15 And so, very willingly, I will spend and exhaust myself for the sake of your souls, loving you more, while being loved less.2 Corinthians 12:15
Number of the word / term Sake in 2 Corinthians: 5
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 2:4 Yet still, God, who is rich in mercy, for the sake of his exceedingly great charity with which he loved us,Ephesians 2:4
Ephesians 3:1 By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.Ephesians 3:1
Ephesians 4:12 for the sake of the perfection of the saints, by the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ,Ephesians 4:12
Number of the word / term Sake in Ephesians: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 1:24 but then to remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake.Philippians 1:24
Philippians 2:30 For he was brought close even to death, for the sake of the work of Christ, handing over his own life, so that he might fulfill what was lacking from you concerning my service.Philippians 2:30
Philippians 3:7 But the things which had been to my gain, the same have I considered a loss, for the sake of Christ.Philippians 3:7
Philippians 3:8 Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,Philippians 3:8
Number of the word / term Sake in Philippians: 4
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Colossians
Colossians 1:24 For now I rejoice in my passion on your behalf, and I complete in my flesh the things that are lacking in the Passion of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the Church.Colossians 1:24
Number of the word / term Sake in Colossians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 1:5 For our Gospel has not been among you in word alone, but also in virtue, and in the Holy Spirit, and with a great fullness, in the same manner as you know we have acted among you for your sake.1 Thessalonians 1:5
1 Thessalonians 5:13 so that you may consider them with an abundance of charity, for the sake of their work. Be at peace with them.1 Thessalonians 5:13
Number of the word / term Sake in 1 Thessalonians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 5:23 Do not continue to drink only water, but make use of a little wine, for the sake of your stomach and your frequent infirmities.1 Timothy 5:23
Number of the word / term Sake in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2:10 I endure all things for this reason: for the sake of the elect, so that they, too, may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.2 Timothy 2:10
Number of the word / term Sake in 2 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Titus
Titus 2:14 He gave himself for our sake, so that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse for himself an acceptable people, pursuers of good works.Titus 2:14
Number of the word / term Sake in Titus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Philemon
Philemon 1:9 but I beg you instead, for the sake of charity, since you are so much like Paul: an old man and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.Philemon 1:9
Number of the word / term Sake in Philemon: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all spirits of ministration, sent to minister for the sake of those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?Hebrews 1:14
Hebrews 12:16 lest any fornicator or worldly person be like Esau, who, for the sake of one meal, sold his birthright.Hebrews 12:16
Number of the word / term Sake in Hebrews: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 1:20 foreknown, certainly, before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in these latter times for your sake.1 Peter 1:20
1 Peter 3:14 And yet, even when you suffer something for the sake of justice, you are blessed. So then, do not be afraid with their fear, and do not be disturbed.1 Peter 3:14
1 Peter 5:2 pasture the flock of God that is among you, providing for it, not as a requirement, but willingly, in accord with God, and not for the sake of tainted profit, but freely,1 Peter 5:2
Number of the word / term Sake in 1 Peter: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 2 Peter
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.2 Peter 3:9
Number of the word / term Sake in 2 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book 1 John
1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little sons, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of his name.1 John 2:12
Number of the word / term Sake in 1 John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Jude
Jude 1:16 These ones are complaining murmurers, walking according to their own desires. And their mouth is speaking arrogance, admiring persons for the sake of gain.Jude 1:16
Number of the word / term Sake in Jude: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sake’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 2:3 And you have patient endurance for the sake of my name, and you have not fallen away.Revelation 2:3
Number of the word / term ‘Sake’ in Revelation: 1
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Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 125
