Matthew 16:25

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Matt 10:39 : 39 `He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
  • Rev 12:11 : 11 and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;
  • Acts 20:23-24 : 23 save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain; 24 but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.
  • Mark 8:35 : 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;
  • 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;
  • Esth 4:14 : 14 but if thou keep entirely silent at this time, respite and deliverance remaineth to the Jews from another place, and thou and the house of thy fathers are destroyed; and who knoweth whether for a time like this thou hast come to the kingdom?'
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 `Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, by night and by day; also I and my young women do fast likewise, and so I go in unto the king, that `is' not according to law, and when I have perished -- I have perished.'

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