Matthew 16:25
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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Esther 4:14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father`s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Ecclesiastes 3:6a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Mark 8:35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel`s shall save it.
John 12:25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Revelation 12:11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even 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 →