Luke 9:24
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New International Version (©1984)
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

New Living Translation (©2007)
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

International Standard Version (©2008)
because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“For whoever wills to save his soul, destroys it; but whoever will give up his soul for my sake, this one saves it.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

American King James Version
For whoever will save his life shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

American Standard Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

Darby Bible Translation
for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.

English Revised Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Webster's Bible Translation
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Weymouth New Testament
For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

World English Bible
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.

Young's Literal Translation
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Will save his life - See on Matthew 16:24 (note), etc.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For whosoever will save his life,.... See Gill on Matthew 16:25.

Vincent's Word Studies

Will save (θέλῃ σῶσαι)

The same construction as will come after (Luke 9:23). Rev., would save.

Life (ψυχὴν)

See on soul, Mark 12:30.

Geneva Study Bible

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

People's New Testament

9:22-27 The Son of man must suffer many things, etc. For the first announcement to his disciples of his death, and the discourse, see notes on Mt 16:21-28 Mr 8:31-9:1.

Wesley's Notes

9:24 Mt 16:25; Mr 8:35; Joh 12:25.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

24. will save-"Is minded to save," bent on saving. The pith of this maxim depends-as often in such weighty sayings (for example, "Let the dead bury the dead," Mt 8:22)-on the double sense attached to the word "life," a lower and a higher, the natural and the spiritual, temporal and eternal. An entire sacrifice of the lower, or a willingness to make it, is indispensable to the preservation of the higher life; and he who cannot bring himself to surrender the one for the sake of the other shall eventually lose both.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own sufferings and death. And so far must his disciples be from thinking how to prevent his sufferings, that they must prepare for their own. We often meet with crosses in the way of duty; and though we must not pull them upon our own heads, yet, when they are laid for us, we must take them up, and carry them after Christ. It is well or ill with us, according as it is well or ill with our souls. The body cannot be happy, if the soul be miserable in the other world; but the soul may be happy, though the body is greatly afflicted and oppressed in this world. We must never be ashamed of Christ and his gospel.


Matthew 10:39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Luke 17:33 Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
John 12:25 The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Desire Desires Gives Life Sake Save Wants Wishes

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

17:33 Ac 20:23,24 Heb 11:35 Re 2:10 12:11

Luke Chapter 9 Verse 24

Alphabetical: but For he his is it life lose loses me My one sake save the to wants who whoever will wishes

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