Parallel Verses

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 American Standard Bible

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

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

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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

The one who loves his life [eventually] loses it [through death], but the one who hates his life in this world [and is concerned with pleasing God] will keep it for life eternal.

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.

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 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
φιλέω 
Phileo 
Usage: 13

his



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ψυχή 
Psuche 
ψυχή 
Psuche 
ζωή 
Zoe 
Usage: 62
Usage: 62
Usage: 88

ἀπόλλυμι 
Apollumi 
Usage: 37

it



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

μισέω 
Miseo 
Usage: 14

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

τούτῳ 
Touto 
Usage: 68

κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109

φυλάσσω 
Phulasso 
Usage: 25

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Context Readings

Greeks Seeking Jesus

24 I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain. 25 The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life. 26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Cross References

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

Luke 14:26

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

Mark 8:35

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Luke 17:33

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Matthew 19:29

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Luke 9:23-24

Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Revelation 12:11

But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Genesis 29:30-33

Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile -- like chasing the wind.

Acts 20:24

But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

Hebrews 11:35

and women received back their dead raised to life. But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life.

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