Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

John 12:25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

Acts 5:40-41  . . . Summoning the apostles, they beat them. . . . They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

2 Timothy 2:3-4 You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

Revelation 2:26 He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.

Revelation 12:11 They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.

(Emphasis mine.)