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

^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.

³⁵ For ^(A)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

^39 (A)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

^33 (A)Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

¹¹ This is a faithful saying:

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