Matthew 16:25
23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- KJV
- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- WEB
- For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
- ASV
- For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- DARBY
- For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- BLB
- For whoever may want to save his life will lose it, but whoever may lose his life on account of Me will find it.
- ÅB
- For den som vil redde livet sitt skal miste det, men den som mister livet sitt for min skyld skal finne det.
- OTB
- For den som søker å bevare sitt liv skal miste det, men den som gir opp sitt liv for Min skyld skal finne det.
- B1930
- For den som vil berge sitt liv, skal miste det; men den som mister sitt liv for min skyld, skal finne det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 10:39
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Read in contextRevelation 12:11
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
Read in contextMark 8:35
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
Read in contextJohn 12:25
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Read in contextLuke 17:33
Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Read in contextActs 20:23–24
I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
Read in contextEsther 4:16
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
Read in contextEsther 4:14
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
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