Matthew 10:39 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)39 The person who finds [everything to satisfy him in] this life [here on earth] will lose [never ending life]. But the person who [is willing to] lose [the comforts and security of] this life [here on earth] for my sake [i.e., in loyal service to me] will find it [i.e., never ending life]. [See Mark 10:29-30] See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176939 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition39 Whoever finds his [lower] life will lose it [the higher life], and whoever loses his [lower] life on My account will find it [the higher life]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)39 He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. See the chapterCommon English Bible39 Those who find their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives because of me will find them. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version39 Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it. See the chapter |
For whoever would [try to] save his life [i.e., by neglecting spiritual things] will lose it [i.e., miss out on the blessings of God]. But whoever [willingly] loses his life [i.e., in commitment to God’s service] for my sake, that person will save it [i.e., obtain both temporal and spiritual blessings].
Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. [For] look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. [But], you should be faithful [to God] even to the point of dying [for Him], and I will give you the crown of [never ending] life.