Take Up Your Cross
Luke 9:24
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
- KJV
- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
- WEB
- For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
- ASV
- For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
- LSV
- for whoever may will to save his life will lose it, and whoever may lose his life for My sake, he will save it;
- YLT
- 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
- for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.
- DRC
- For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.
- GNV
- For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall saue it.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read ἂν (“maybe”); Byzantine text read ἐὰν (“if”).
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- SBLGNT: ἂν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἂν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐὰν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δʼ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν.
- RP2018
- Ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν.
- SCR1894
- ος γαρ αν θελη την ψυχην αυτου σωσαι απολεσει αυτην ος δ αν απολεση την ψυχην αυτου ενεκεν εμου ουτος σωσει αυτην
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 17:33Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
- John 12:25Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
- Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown…
- Acts 20:23–24I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me. But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from…
- Revelation 12:11They 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.
- Hebrews 11:35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
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