Matthew 10:39

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.
  • John 12:25 : 25 he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;
  • Mark 8:35-36 : 35 for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it; 36 for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
  • Matt 16:25-26 : 25 for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it, 26 for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 `Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.
  • Phil 1:20-21 : 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death, 21 for to me to live `is' Christ, and to die gain.
  • 2 Tim 4:6-8 : 6 for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived; 7 the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept, 8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord -- the Righteous Judge -- shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.
  • Luke 9:24 : 24 for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

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    24Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

    25for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,

    26for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

  • Luke 9:23-25
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    23And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

    24for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

    25for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

  • Mark 8:34-37
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    34And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

    35for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

    36for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

    37Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

  • Luke 17:33
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    33Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.

  • John 12:25-26
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    25he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;

    26if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.

  • Matt 10:37-38
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    35For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

    36And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!

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    33`So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,

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    27and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

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    29and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;

    30and many first shall be last, and last first.

  • Luke 19:10
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    10for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

  • Mark 10:29-31
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    29And Jesus answering said, `Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news',

    30who may not receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, with persecutions, and in the age that is coming, life age-during;

    31and many first shall be last, and the last first.'

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    22and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

  • Luke 18:29-30
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    29and he said to them, `Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God,

    30who may not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age, life age-during.'

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    11for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

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    13and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end -- he shall be saved.

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    70%

    33and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

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    39`Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

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    25for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

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