Parallel Verses

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.

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;

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 Truly I tell you unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies it bears much fruit. 25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26 If you want to serve me follow me! My servant will be where I am and the Father will honor my servant.

Cross References

Matthew 10:39

Whoever finds his life will lose it. Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Luke 14:26

You who come to me may not be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and yourself.

Mark 8:35

Whoever would save his life will lose it. Whoever would lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

Matthew 16:25

He who wants to save his life will lose it. He who is willing to lose his life for my sake will find it.

Luke 17:33

He who seeks to gain his life will lose it. He who loses his life will preserve it.

Matthew 19:29

Everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will receive many times as much, and have everlasting life.

Luke 9:23-24

He told them all: If any man would come after me let him deny himself. Let him take up his stake (of self-denial) daily, and follow me.

Revelation 12:11

They conquered (overcame) him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives when faced with death.

Genesis 29:30-33

Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

I hated life. Everything under the sun was evil to me. All is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Acts 20:24

I do not consider my life of any account. It is not dear to me so that I may finish the race, and I may accomplish the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to preach the good news of the grace of God.

Acts 21:13

Why do you weep and break my heart? Paul answered: 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

Women received their dead by a resurrection, and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection:

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