Mark 8:35

New American Bible - revised edition

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.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.

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 8:36

What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

Luke 17:33

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

Luke 9:24

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

Acts 9:16

and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.”

1 Corinthians 9:23

All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong. Selfless Concern for the Church.

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.

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.

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. Indeed, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will face an ordeal for ten days. Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 7:14

I said to him, “My lord, you are the one who knows.” He said to me, “These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.