So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
John 12:25 - New Revised Standard Version Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Anyone who loves his life loses it, but anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. [Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on earth, but despises it, preserves his life forever and ever.] American Standard Version (1901) He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Common English Bible Those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives in this world will keep them forever. Catholic Public Domain Version it remains alone. But if it dies, it yields much fruit. Whoever loves his life, will lose it. And whoever hates his life in this world, preserves it unto eternal life. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal. |
So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.
“Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.
Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it.
But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection.
But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death.