John 12:25

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Matthew 10:39

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.

Luke 17:33

Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.

Mark 8:35

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever wants save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

Luke 14:26

If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Revelation 12:11

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. And they loved not their life to the point of death.

Matthew 19:29

And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.

Acts 20:24

But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good-news of the grace of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous to me. For all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Acts 21:13

And Paul answered, What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I fare ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 11:35

Women took hold of their dead from a resurrection, but others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, so that they might experience a superior resurrection.