Luke 17:33
Whoever is eager to get the most out of his life will lose it; but whoever will lose it shall preserve it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
34On that night, I tell you, of two men upon the same bed, one will be taken and the other left;
Cross References
Matthew 10:39He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.
Mark 8:35For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it.
John 12:25He who loves his life loses it; while he who hates his life in the present world shall preserve it for Immortal 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 →