If Jesus has been born Chinese, he may well have said it this way, “For whoever would save his face will lose it, but whoever loses his face for my sake will find it,” (cf. Matt 16:25).
Here are some other passages for thought––
Rev 22:3–4, “No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.”
Rev 11:15–16, “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever. And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God . . .”
1 Cor 14:25, “. . . the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.”
Matt 10:22, “. . . you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
Matt 5:8, “”Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
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