Matthew 16:25
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
In context
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.
25 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.
Matthew 16:25 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- KJV King James Version
- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- WEB World English Bible
- For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
- DBY Darby Translation
- For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.