– Examples of this virtue, already recorded in the AT, are more frequent in the NT:
Gen 12 :1 : The Lord said to Abram: “Leave your country, your family and your father’s house and go to the land that I will show you”.
Gen 22:2 : God said: “Take […] your only son whom you love so much, Isaac; and go to the land of Moriah, where you will offer it”.
2Mc 6,18-31 : If I die now […] I will have left a noble example for young people.
Mt 4:20 : At the same time, they abandoned their nets and followed him.
Mk 1:18 : They immediately left their nets and followed him.
Luke 5:11 : And, mooring the boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Mt 5:29 : If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away.
Mt 10:39 : Whoever tries to save his life will lose it. Whoever loses it because of me will find it again.
Lc 17,33 : Everyone who tries to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses it will find it.
Jo 12,25 : Whoever loves his life will lose it; but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Mt 16:24 : If anyone wants to come with me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.
Lk 9:23 : If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Mt 19:21 : If you want to be perfect […] sell your possessions and give to the poor […]. Then come and follow me!
Mc 10,21 : You lack only one thing; […] sell everything you have and give it to the poor […] Then come and follow me.
Lc 18,22 : Sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me.
Lk 14:26 : If anyone comes to me and does not love me more than […] his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Rom 6:6: We know that our old man was crucified with him.
