Matthew 16:25
For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Esther 4:14For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this?
Ecclesiastes 3:6A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.
Mark 8:35For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it.
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.
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 Matthew 16:25-28
The Value of the Soul. 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man… Read the whole commentary →