Matthew 16:25
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
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Esther 4:14but if thou keep entirely silent at this time, respite and deliverance remaineth to the Jews from another place, and thou and the house of thy fathers are destroyed; and who knoweth whether for a time like this thou hast come to the kingdom?'
Ecclesiastes 3:6A time to seek, And a time to destroy. A time to keep, And a time to cast away.
Mark 8:35for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;
John 12:25he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world — to life age-during shall keep it;
Revelation 12:11and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life — unto death;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:25-28
The Value of the Soul. 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man… Read the whole commentary →