Matthew 10:39 - Revised Standard Version CI

³⁹ He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ 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].

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Common English Bible

³⁹ Those who find their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives because of me will find them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁹ He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.

Matthew 10:39 Cross References

Luke 17:33

Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Luke 9:24

For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.

John 12:25

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.