²⁵ For ^(A)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

^39 (A)Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

¹¹ And ^(A)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^(B)they loved not their lives ^(C)even unto death.

³⁵ For ^(A)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake ^(B)and the gospel's will save it.

²³ except that ^(A)the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that ^(B)imprisonment and ^(C)afflictions await me. ²⁴ But ^(D)I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only ^(E)I may finish my course and ^(F)the ministry ^(G)that I received from the Lord Jesus, ^(H)to testify to ^(I)the gospel of ^(J)the grace of God.

^25 (A)Whoever loves his life loses it, and ^(B)whoever ^(C)hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

^33 (A)Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will ^(B)keep it.

¹⁶ “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for ^(A)three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, ^(B)and if I perish, I perish.”^[a]

¹⁴ For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”