Luke 17:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.

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  • Matt 10:39 : 39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
  • John 12:25 : 25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.
  • Mark 8:35-37 : 35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it. 36 What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? 37 And what would a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Luke 9:24-25 : 24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it. 25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
  • Matt 16:25 : 25 Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  • Matt 16:24-26
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    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

    25 Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

    26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

  • Luke 9:23-25
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    23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

    24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

    25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

  • Mark 8:35-37
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    35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

    36 What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?

    37 And what would a man give in exchange for his life?

  • Matt 10:38-39
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    38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

    39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

  • John 12:25
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    25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

  • Luke 17:30-32
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    30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

    31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

    32 Keep in mind Lot's wife.

  • Luke 17:34-36
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    34 I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.

    35 Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.

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  • Luke 14:33-34
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    33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

    34 For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

  • Mark 13:15-16
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    15 And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:

    16 And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.

  • Luke 18:29-30
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    29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

    30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

  • Matt 19:29-30
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    29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

    30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

  • Luke 14:26-27
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    26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

    27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

  • Mark 13:13
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    13 And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

  • Matt 24:17-18
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    17 Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

    18 And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

  • Luke 12:15
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    15 And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

  • Matt 24:13
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    13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.

  • Matt 10:22
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    22 And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

  • Matt 18:11
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  • Prov 19:16
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    16 He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

  • Luke 12:21-23
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    21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

    22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

    23 Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

  • Matt 10:33
    69%

    33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 6:25
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    25 So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

  • John 3:15
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    15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

  • Mark 10:29
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    29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

  • Matt 10:28
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    28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

  • Luke 21:18
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    18 But not a hair of your head will come to destruction.

  • Mark 13:33
    68%

    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

  • Prov 8:35
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    35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

  • Luke 13:24
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    24 Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

  • Luke 12:31
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    31 But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.