Luke 9:24

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away himself?

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:6A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.

John 12:25Itself 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.

Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead raised to life again. But others were racked, not accepting deliverance, that they might find a better resurrection.

Revelation 12:11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of the testimony, and they loved not their lives 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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