therefore.

I pray thee.

Exodus 32:32
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written."

Romans 5:7-10
It is rare indeed for anyone to die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. . . .

Romans 9:3
For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,

instead.

Hebrews 7:22
Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

1 John 3:16
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.