Luke 9:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν: ὃς δʼ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν.

Transliteration

Who gar an thelē the psychēn of him sōsai will apolesei it: who d' an apolesē the psychēn of him heneken me, this one will sōsei it.

Grammar Details

*gar*: conjunction - for/because
*an*: particle indicating contingency with subjunctive
*thelē*: present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might desire/wish
*psychēn*: accusative feminine singular - soul/life
*sōsai*: aorist active infinitive - to save
*apolesei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will lose
*d'*: conjunction (elided form of *de*) - but/and
*apolesē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might lose
*heneken*: preposition + genitive - for sake of/because of
*sōsei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will save

Word Meanings

*psychēn*: soul/life/self
*sōsai*: save/preserve/rescue
*apolesei*: lose/destroy/ruin
*apolesē*: lose/destroy/forfeit
*sōsei*: save/preserve/keep safe

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 17:33 : 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
John 12:25 : 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Acts 20:23-24 : 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Heb 11:35 : 35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 12:11 : 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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