Luke 9:24

For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

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In The King James Version

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

In Context

23And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

25For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:6A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

John 12:25He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

Hebrews 11:35Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;

Revelation 12:11And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:19-28

Peter's Enlightened Testimony;Self-Denial Enjoined. 18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer… Read the whole commentary →

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