John 12:25

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:17

Therefore I detested life, since for me the work that is done under the sun is bad; for all is vanity and a chase after wind. To Others the Profits.

Matthew 10:39

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

Matthew 16:25

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

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.

Mark 8:35

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.

Luke 14:26

“If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 17:33

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

Acts 20:24

Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of God’s grace.

Acts 21:13

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

Hebrews 11:35

Women received back their dead through resurrection. Some were tortured and would not accept deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection.

Revelation 12:11

They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; love for life did not deter them from death.