Mark 8:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Will save

General references

Matthew 10:39

Matthew 16:25

Luke 17:33

Bible References

Will save

“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days.”

Indeed, there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah.

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

It is a trustworthy statement:

For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.

General references

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.