Luke 9:24
World English Bible (WEB)
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
In context
22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
23 He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
26 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:24 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.