Luke 17:33

Whoever shall seek to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose it will preserve it.

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In The King James Version

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

In Context

32Remember Lot's wife.

34I tell you, In that night there will be two men on one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be left.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:39He that findeth his life will lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find it.

Mark 8:35For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, will save it.

John 12:25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world will keep it unto everlasting life.

Matthew Henry on Luke 17:21-37

The Progress of Christ's Kingdom; Destruction of Jerusalem. 20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not… Read the whole commentary →

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