Verse 25

The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 10:39 : 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
• Matt 16:25 : 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
• Mark 8:35 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.
• Luke 17:33 : 33 Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
• Luke 14:26 : 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
• Luke 9:23-24 : 23 A Call to Discipleship Then he said to them all,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
• Matt 19:29 : 29 And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
• Rev 12:11 : 11 But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul replied,“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”