Luke 9:24

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall 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

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

25For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

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Cross References

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

John 12:25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it to 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 loved not their lives to the 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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