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For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. |
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. |
“For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s shall save it. |
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For whoever wants to save his life (Greek, life or soul) will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me and for the gospel will save it. |
For whoever wants to save his [higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it [the lower, natural, temporal life 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 higher, spiritual life in the eternal kingdom of God]. |
For whoever would desire to save his soul-life, will lose it. But whoever will lose his soul-life for My sake and the gospel, will save it. |
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The man who tries to save his life will lose it; it is the man who loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s who will save it. |
For whoever wants to save his higher life, will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for Me and for the good news, will save the higher life. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.