Matthew 10:38-39
World English Bible
38 He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me. 39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
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Matthew 10:38-39
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
38 And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me [[a]cleave steadfastly to Me, conforming wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also] is not worthy of Me.
39 Whoever finds his [[b]lower] life will lose it [the higher life], and whoever loses his [lower] life on My account will find it [the higher life].
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- Matthew 10:38 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 10:39 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
Matthew 10:38-39
New International Version
38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.(A) 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(B)
Matthew 16:24-25
World English Bible
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
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Matthew 16:24-25
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24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself [disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests] and take up his cross and follow Me [[a]cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also].
25 For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting].
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- Matthew 16:24 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 16:24-25
New International Version
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A) 25 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(B)
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- Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
Mark 8:34-35
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34 He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
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Mark 8:34-35
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34 And Jesus called [to Him] the throng with His disciples and said to them, If anyone intends to come after Me, let him deny himself [forget, ignore, disown, and [a]lose sight of himself and his own interests] and take up his cross, and [[b]joining Me as a disciple and siding with My party] follow [c]with Me [continually, cleaving steadfastly to Me].
35 For whoever wants to save his [[d]higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it [the [e]lower, natural, temporal life [f]which is lived only on earth]; and whoever gives up his life [which is lived only on earth] for My sake and the Gospel’s will save it [his [g]higher, spiritual life [h]in the eternal kingdom of God].
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- Mark 8:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 8:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 8:34 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Mark 8:35 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausett and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
- Mark 8:35 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausett and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
- Mark 8:35 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Mark 8:35 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausett and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
- Mark 8:35 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Mark 8:34-35
New International Version
The Way of the Cross
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(B)
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- Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
Luke 9:23-24
World English Bible
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,[a] and follow me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, will save it.
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- 9:23 TR, NU add “daily”
Luke 9:23-24
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
23 And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [[a]disown himself, [b]forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, [c]refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [[d]cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].
24 For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it [[e]from the penalty of eternal death].
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Luke 9:23-24
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23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.(A) 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(B)
Luke 17:33
World English Bible
33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
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Luke 17:33
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
33 Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve and [a]quicken it.
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- Luke 17:33 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
Luke 17:33
New International Version
33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(A)
John 12:25
World English Bible
25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
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John 12:25
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25 Anyone who loves his life loses it, but anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. [Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on earth, but despises it, preserves his life forever and ever.]
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John 12:25
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25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(A) for eternal life.(B)
2 Corinthians 5:15
World English Bible
15 He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
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2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 And He died for all, so that all those who live might live no longer to and for themselves, but to and for Him Who died and was raised again for their sake.
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2 Corinthians 5:15
New International Version
15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(A) but for him who died for them(B) and was raised again.
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