Luke 9:24

for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, *he* shall save it.

Darby Translation

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 one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;

25For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:6A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away;

John 12:25He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.

Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead again by resurrection; and others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, that they might get a better resurrection;

Revelation 12:11and *they* have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony, and have not loved their life even unto 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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