Matthew 10:39

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Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

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  • Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever tries to save their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.
  • John 12:25 : 25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  • Mark 8:35-36 : 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
  • Matt 16:25-26 : 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  • Phil 1:20-21 : 20 My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
  • 2 Tim 4:6-8 : 6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is near. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
  • Luke 9:24 : 24 'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 16:24-26
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    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

    25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

    26For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

  • Luke 9:23-25
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    23Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'

    24'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.'

    25'What good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self?'

  • Mark 8:34-37
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    88%

    34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'

    35For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

    36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

    37Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

  • Luke 17:33
    85%

    33Whoever tries to save their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

  • John 12:25-26
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    25The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

    26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

  • Matt 10:37-38
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    37The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

    38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

  • Matt 10:40
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    40Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

  • Prov 8:35-36
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    35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.

    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

    26If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.

    27And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

  • Matt 19:29-30
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    29And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

    30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

  • Mark 10:29-31
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    29Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel,

    30'who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this present age—homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—along with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.

    31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'

  • Matt 10:22
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    22You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

  • Luke 18:29-30
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    29Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

    30will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.

  • Matt 18:11
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    11For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.

  • Mark 13:13
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    13Everyone will hate you because of My name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.

  • Matt 10:33
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    33But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.

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    41'Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose their reward.'

  • John 5:39-40
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    39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me.

    40But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.

  • Luke 15:4-5
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    4What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?

    5And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders.

  • Mark 10:45
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    45'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'

  • John 10:11
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    11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

  • John 10:17
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    17The Father loves me because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.

  • Luke 9:62
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    62Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'

  • Matt 10:28
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    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • Matt 20:28
    68%

    28Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

  • Matt 10:42
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    42And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.

  • John 6:39
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    39'And this is the will of him who sent me: that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up on the last day.'

  • John 15:13
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    13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

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    25Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?