John 12:25

English Standard Version 2016

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Cross References

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Luke 17:33

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

Mark 8:35

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Luke 14:26

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

Revelation 12:11

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Acts 20:24

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Hebrews 11:35

Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.