Self-Denial

• General scriptures concerning — Genesis 22:1; 2 Samuel 24:24; Psalms 132:3; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 23:2; Daniel 10:3; Matthew 5:29; Matthew 5:30; Matthew 8:19; Matthew 10:37; Matthew 13:44; Matthew 16:24; Matthew 16:25; Matthew 18:8, and 56 more
• Abraham, when he offered to Lot (his junior) his preference of the land of Canaan — Genesis 13:9
• Moses, in choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for only a little while — Hebrews 11:25
• Moses, in taking no compensation from the Israelites for his services — Numbers 16:15
• Samuel, in his administration of justice — 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 12:4
• The widow of Zarephath, in sharing with Elijah the last of her sustenance — 1 Kings 17:12
• Daniel, in his abstention — Daniel 1:8
• Daniel, in refusing rewards from Belshazzar — Daniel 5:16; Daniel 5:17
• 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 — Jeremiah 35:6; Jeremiah 35:7
• Peter and the other apostles, in abandoning their vocations and following Jesus — Matthew 4:20; Matthew 9:9; Mark 1:16; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:11; Luke 5:27; Luke 5:28
• in forsaking all and following Jesus — Matthew 19:27; Mark 10:28
• The widow, who put everything she had into the treasury — Luke 21:4
• The early Christians, in having everything in common — Acts 2:44; Acts 2:45; Acts 4:34
• Barnabas (Joses), in selling his possessions, and giving everything that he had received to the apostles — Acts 4:36; Acts 4:37
• Paul, in not regarding even his life dear to himself — Acts 20:24; Philippians 3:7; Philippians 3:8
• Paul, in not coveting anyone' s silver, gold, or apparel — Acts 20:33
• Paul, in laboring for his own support while he also taught — Acts 20:34; Acts 20:35; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 10:33

Topical outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897). The sub-headings are Nave's own.