Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
A Conservative Version
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever may lose his life because of me, this man will save it.
American Standard Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For whoever would [try to] save his life [i.e., by neglecting spiritual things] will lose it [i.e., miss out on the blessings of God]. But whoever [willingly] loses his life [i.e., in commitment to God's service] for my sake, that person will save it [i.e., obtain both temporal and spiritual blessings].
Anderson New Testament
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall save it.
Bible in Basic English
For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
Common New Testament
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for whoever would save his life, shall lose it: and he that would lose his life, out of love to me, shall save it.
Darby Translation
for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.
Godbey New Testament
For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it.
Goodspeed New Testament
For whoever wants to preserve his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will preserve it.
John Wesley New Testament
For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it:
Julia Smith Translation
For whoever would wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whoever should lose his soul for my sake, the same shall save it.
King James 2000
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.
Modern King James verseion
For whoever will save his life shall lose it, but whoever will lose his life for My sake, he shall save it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, the same shall save it.
Moffatt New Testament
for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.
Montgomery New Testament
"For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.
NET Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
New Heart English Bible
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
Noyes New Testament
For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it; and whoever loseth his life for my sake, he will save it.
Sawyer New Testament
For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.
The Emphasized Bible
For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it; but, whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same, shall save it?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life--that man shall save it.
Webster
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Weymouth New Testament
For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.
Williams New Testament
For whoever chooses to save his lower life will lose his higher life, but whoever gives up his lower life for my sake will save his higher life.
World English Bible
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
Worrell New Testament
For whosoever wishes to save his soul shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his soul for My sake, the same shall save it.
Worsley New Testament
for he that would save his life shall lose it, but he that would lose his life for my sake shall save it.
Youngs Literal Translation
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;
Themes
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Jesus Christ » Revelations by » Concerning » His death and resurrection
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Life » Lessons of » Out of death
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Topics
Interlinear
Hos
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
which, whom, that, who, whose, what, that which, whereof,
Usage: 980
thelo
Usage: 0
Psuche
ψυχή
Psuche
Usage: 62
De
heneka
heneka
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 9:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
23
And he said to them all, If anyone will come after me, let them deny themself and take up their cross daily and follow me.
24
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 17:33
Whosoever shall seek to save his soul shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall cause it to live.
John 12:25
He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Acts 20:23-24
except that the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city, saying that prisons and tribulations await me.
Hebrews 11:35
women received their dead raised to life again, and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance that they might obtain a better resurrection;
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
Revelation 12:11
And they have overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.