Luke 9:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

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  • Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
  • John 12:25 : 25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  • Acts 20:23-24 : 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
  • Heb 11:35 : 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives even to death.

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    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

    25For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

    26For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Mark 8:34-37
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    34And when he had called the people to him, with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

    35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's, will save it.

    36For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

    37Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Matt 10:37-39
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    37He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

    38And he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

    39He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

  • Luke 17:33
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    33Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

  • Luke 9:25-26
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    25For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses himself or is cast away?

    26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed, when he comes in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.

  • John 12:24-26
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    24Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

    25He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

    26If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will honor him.

  • Luke 9:22-23
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    22Saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

    23And he said to them all, If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25And great multitudes went with him: and he turned, and said to them,

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

    27And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:33-34
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    33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.

    34Salt is good: but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

  • Matt 19:29-30
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    29And everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

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

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    22And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.

  • Matt 24:13
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    13But he who endures to the end will be saved.

  • Mark 13:13
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    13And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

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    10For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  • Mark 10:29
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    56For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. And they went to another village.

    57And it happened, as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.

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    62And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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  • Luke 18:29-30
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    29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

    30Who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the world to come everlasting life.

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    41For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

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

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    15that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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    45And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched;

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    39And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

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    21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.