Luke 9:24

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.

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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

23He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:6a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

John 12:25He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

Revelation 12:11They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to 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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