Whoever finds his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25 - The Text-Critical English New Testament For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting]. American Standard Version (1901) For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. Common English Bible All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me will find them. Catholic Public Domain Version For whoever would save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life for my sake, shall find it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. |
Whoever finds his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what can a person give in exchange for his soul?
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the sake of the gospel will save it.
Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.