Take Up Your Cross
Matthew 16:25
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- KJV
- For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- WEB
- For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
- ASV
- For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- LSV
- for whoever may will to save his life will lose it, and whoever may lose his life for My sake will find it;
- YLT
- for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
- DBY
- For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
- DRC
- For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
- GNV
- For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, shall finde it.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐὰν (“maybe”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἂν (“maybe”).
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- SBLGNT: ἐὰν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐὰν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἂν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δʼ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν.
- RP2018
- Ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν·
- TR-Boyd
- Ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν·
- SCR1894
- ος γαρ αν θελη την ψυχην αυτου σωσαι απολεσει αυτην ος δ αν απολεση την ψυχην αυτου ενεκεν εμου ευρησει αυτην
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- 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.
- Mark 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- John 12:25Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
- Luke 17:33Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
- 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…
- Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is…
- Esther 4:14For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a…
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