Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The one who loves his life will destroy it, and the one who hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.
A Conservative Version
He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
American Standard Version
He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The person who loves his [earthly] life will [eventually] lose it [forever], but the person who hates his life in this world will retain never ending life.
Anderson New Testament
He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it to eternal life.
Common New Testament
He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he that loveth his life, shall lose it: but he that sacrifices his life in this world, shall preserve it to eternity.
Darby Translation
He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.
Godbey New Testament
The one loving his soul shall lose it; but the one that hateth his soul in this world will preserve it unto eternal life.
Goodspeed New Testament
Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.
John Wesley New Testament
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it to life eternal.
Julia Smith Translation
He loving his soul shall lose it; but he hating his soul in this world, shall guard it for life eternal.
King James 2000
He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.
Modern King James verseion
He who loves his life shall lose it. And he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that loveth his life shall destroy it: And he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal.
Moffatt New Testament
He who loves his life loses it, and he who cares not for his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.
Montgomery New Testament
He who loves his life loses it; and he who regards not his life in this world shall keep it for eternal life.
NET Bible
The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
New Heart English Bible
He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
Noyes New Testament
He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world will keep it unto everlasting life.
Sawyer New Testament
He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall preserve it to eternal life.
The Emphasized Bible
He that loveth his life, loseth it; but, he that hateth his life, in this world, unto life age-abiding, shall guard it.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it to life eternal.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He who loves his life loses it; while he who hates his life in the present world shall preserve it for Immortal Life.
Webster
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it to life eternal.
Weymouth New Testament
He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.
Williams New Testament
Whoever loves his lower life will lose the higher, but whoever hates his lower life in this world preserves the higher for eternal life.
World English Bible
He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
Worrell New Testament
He who loves his soul loses it; and he who hates his soul in this world will keep it unto life eternal.
Worsley New Testament
So he, that loveth his life, shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it unto life eternal.
Youngs Literal Translation
he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;
Themes
Deathless » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
Everlasting » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
Following » Following the lord
Glory » God the father being glorified in God the son (jesus Christ)
Hate » Those that hate their life in this world
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Life » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
Eternal life » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
Eternal life » Given » To those who hate life for Christ
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Topics
Interlinear
Usage: 0
Psuche
ψυχή
Psuche
ζωή
Zoe
soul, life, mind, heart, heartily Trans, not tr
life, lifetime
Usage: 62
Usage: 88
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 12:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Greeks Seeking Jesus
24 Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit. 25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever. 26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
Cross References
Matthew 10:39
He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
Luke 14:26
And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
Mark 8:35
Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.
Matthew 16:25
Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.
Luke 17:33
If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
Luke 9:23-24
And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.
Genesis 29:30-33
Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
Ecclesiastes 2:17
So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.
Acts 20:24
But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
Acts 21:13
Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Hebrews 11:35
Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;