Mark 8:35
World English Bible (WEB)
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
In context
33 But he, turning around and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”
34 He called the multitude to himself with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
37 For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Mark 8:35 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
- KJV King James Version
- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, 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 and for the gospel will save it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s 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 and for the good news' 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 and the gospel's shall save it.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.