Luke 9:24
King James Version (KJV)
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
In context
22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:24 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
- WEB World English Bible
- For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
- ASV 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.
- 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, he shall save it;
- DBY Darby 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.