"For whoeverwishesto savehis lifewill loseit; but whoeverloseshis lifefor My sakewill findit.
"For ifyou remainsilentat thistime,reliefand deliverancewill arisefor the Jewsfrom anotherplaceand you and your father'shousewill perish.And whoknowswhetheryou have not attainedroyaltyfor such a timeas this?"
"Go,assembleallthe Jewswho are foundin Susa,and fastfor me; do not eator drinkfor threedays,nightor day.I and my maidensalsowill fastin the sameway.And thusI will goin to the king,whichis not according to the law;and ifI perish,I perish."
A timeto searchand a timeto giveup as lost;A timeto keepand a timeto throwaway.
"He who has foundhis lifewill loseit, and he who has losthis lifefor My sakewill findit.
"For whatwill it profita manifhe gainsthe wholeworldand forfeitshis soul?Orwhatwill a mangivein exchangefor his soul?
"For whoeverwishesto savehis lifewill loseit, but whoeverloseshis lifefor My sakeand the gospel'swill saveit.
"Whoeverseeksto keephis lifewill loseit, and whoeverloses[his life] will preserveit.
"He who loveshis lifelosesit, and he who hateshis lifein thisworldwill keepit to lifeeternal.
"And they overcamehim becauseof the bloodof the Lamband becauseof the wordof their testimony,and they did not lovetheir lifeeven whenfaced with death.
