Matthew 10:39
He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
- John 12:25 : 25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
- Mark 8:35-36 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
- Matt 16:25-26 : 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
- Rev 2:10 : 10 Don't be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Phil 1:20-21 : 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified 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 offered, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. 8 From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
- Luke 9:24 : 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Matt 16:24-263 verses91%
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
- Luke 9:23-253 verses90%
23 He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
- Mark 8:34-374 verses88%
34 He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
36 For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
37 For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
- 85%
33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
- John 12:25-262 verses85%
25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- Matt 10:37-382 verses80%
37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.
38 He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.
- 77%
40 He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
- Prov 8:35-362 verses75%
35 For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.
36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death."
- 74%
33 So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.
- Luke 14:25-273 verses74%
25 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 "If anyone comes to me, and doesn't disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can't be my disciple.
27 Whoever doesn't bear his own cross, and come after me, can't be my disciple.
- Matt 19:29-302 verses74%
29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
30 But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
- 73%
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
- Mark 10:29-313 verses72%
29 Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,
30 but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.
31 But many who are first will be last; and the last first."
- 72%
22 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
- Luke 18:29-302 verses71%
29 He said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake,
30 who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."
- 71%
11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
- 70%
13 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.
- 70%
33 But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
- 70%
41 For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
- John 5:39-402 verses70%
39 "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
40 Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.
- Luke 15:4-52 verses70%
4 "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
- 70%
45 For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
- 69%
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
- 69%
17 Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
- 69%
62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."
- 69%
28 Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
- 69%
25 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
- 68%
28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
- 68%
42 Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward."
- 68%
39 This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.
- 68%
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- 68%
25 Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?