So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me: for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
John 12:25 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Anyone who loves his life loses it, but anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. [Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on earth, but despises it, preserves his life forever and ever.] American Standard Version (1901) He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Common English Bible Those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives in this world will keep them forever. Catholic Public Domain Version it remains alone. But if it dies, it yields much fruit. Whoever loves his life, will lose it. And whoever hates his life in this world, preserves it unto eternal life. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal. |
So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me: for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.
If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Women received their dead by a resurrection: and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.