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John 12:25
New English Translation
John 12:25
New English Translation
25 The one who loves his life[a] destroys[b] it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards[c] it for eternal life.
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- John 12:25 tn Or “soul.”
- John 12:25 tn Or “loses.” Although the traditional English translation of ἀπολλύει (apolluei) in John 12:25 is “loses,” the contrast with φυλάξει (phulaxei, “keeps” or “guards”) in the second half of the verse favors the meaning “destroy” here.
- John 12:25 tn Or “keeps.”
John 12:25
New Living Translation
John 12:25
New Living Translation
25 Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.
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