Luke 17:33
Whoever is eager to get the most out of their life will lose it; but whoever will lose it will preserve it.
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In Context
34On that night, I tell you, of two people on the same bed, one will be taken and the other left;
Cross References
Matthew 10:39The person who has found their life will lose it, while the person who, for my sake, has lost their life will find it.
Mark 8:35For whoever wishes to save their life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, will lose their life will save it.
John 12:25A person who loves their life loses it; while someone who hates their life in the present world will preserve it for eternal 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 →