Matthew 10:39

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 17:33 : 33 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.
  • 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 8:35-36 : 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?
  • Matt 16:25-26 : 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?
  • 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.
  • Phil 1:20-21 : 20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death. 21 For to me life is Christ and death is profit.
  • 2 Tim 4:6-8 : 6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near. 7 I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith: 8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
  • Luke 9:24 : 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.

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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 8:34-37
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    34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

    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 17:33
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    33 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.

  • John 12:25-26
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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.

    26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

  • Matt 10:37-38
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    37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

    38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

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    40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

  • Prov 8:35-36
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    35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

    36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.

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

  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25 Now a great number of people went with him.

    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.

  • 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 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.

  • Mark 10:29-31
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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,

    30 Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

    31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • 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 10:33
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    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.

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    41 Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.

  • John 5:39-40
    2 verses
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    39 You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

    40 And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

  • Luke 15:4-5
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    4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

    5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

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    45 For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

  • John 10:11
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    11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

  • John 10:17
    69%

    17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

  • Luke 9:62
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    62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

  • 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.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • Matt 20:28
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    28 Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

  • Matt 10:42
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    42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

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    39 And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.

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    13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

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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?