Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 In solemn truth I tell you that except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains a single kernel; but if it die it bears a great crop. 25 He who loves his life loses it; and he who regards not his life in this world shall keep it for eternal life. 26 If any one is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am there shall my servant be also. If any man is ready to serve me, him will my Father honor.
Cross References
Matthew 10:39
"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Luke 14:26
"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
Mark 8:35
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.
Matthew 16:25
For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Luke 17:33
"Whoever seeks to keep his life shall lose it; but whoever loses it shall preserve it.
Matthew 19:29
"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.
Luke 9:23-24
And he said to all. "If any man wills to follow me, Let him renounce self and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Revelation 12:11
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, And by the word of their testimony; And they loved not their life, even unto death.
Acts 20:24
But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 21:13
"What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Hebrews 11:35
Woman received their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were broken on the wheel, not accepting the offered deliverance, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection.