Luke 17:33
Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
34I tell you, in that night two shall be in one bed; one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Cross References
Matthew 10:39He who finds his life shall lose it: and he who loses his life for my sake shall find it.
Mark 8:35For whoever would save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it.
John 12:25He who loves his life shall lose it; and he who hates his life in this world shall keep it for life eternal.
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 →