Luke 9:24

For whoever will save his life shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.

Revised King James New Testament

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

23And he said to them all, If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

25For what advantage is there for a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?

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Cross References

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.

Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead, raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

Revelation 12:11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives 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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