^25 (A)He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

¹¹ This is a faithful saying:

^26 (A)“If anyone comes to Me ^(B)and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, ^(C)yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

^24 (A)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

²⁵ For ^(A)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Living Sacrifices to God

12 I ^(A)beseech^[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies ^(B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your ^[b]reasonable service.

⁹ I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.