Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, 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 and for the gospel will save it.
A Conservative Version
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it.
American Standard Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's 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 [is willing] to lose his life [i.e., in commitment to God's service] for my sake and [the work of] the Gospel's sake, 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 and the gospel s, shall save it.
Common New Testament
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for he that would save his life, shall lose it; and he that would lose his life out of love to me and the gospel, he 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 and the gospel's shall save it.
Godbey New Testament
For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.
Goodspeed New Testament
For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me and for the good news will preserve it.
John Wesley New Testament
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake and the gospels, he shall save it.
Julia Smith Translation
For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever should lose his life for my sake and the good news, the same shall save it.
King James 2000
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, 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 and of the gospel will save it.
Modern King James verseion
For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, he shall save it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, 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 and the gospel's will save it.
Montgomery New Testament
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.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
Noyes New Testament
For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, 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, and that of the good news, shall save it.
The Emphasized Bible
For, whosoever willeth, his own life, to save, shall lose it, but, whosoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad-message, 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 and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it.
Webster
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Weymouth New Testament
For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.
Williams New Testament
For whoever wants to save his higher life, will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for me and for the good news, will save the higher life.
World English Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
Worrell New Testament
For whosoever would save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his soul for My sake and the Gospel's, 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 and the gospel's, 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 and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;
Themes
Confessing Christ » Persecution should not prevent us from
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Gain through loss » A spiritual paradox
The gospel » Promises to sufferers
The gospel » Those who receive, should » Sacrifice life itself for
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
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
An
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
which, whom, that, who, whose, what, that which, whereof,
Usage: 980
thelo
Usage: 0
Psuche
ψυχή
Psuche
Usage: 62
Apollumi
ἀπόλλυμι
Apollumi
Usage: 37
De
heneka
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 8:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me. 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. 36 What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
Phrases
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 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.
1 Corinthians 9:23
And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.
2 Timothy 1:8
Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
Esther 4:11-16
It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only those to whom the king's rod of gold is stretched out may keep their lives: but I have not been sent for to come before the king these thirty days.
Jeremiah 26:20-24
And there was another man who was a prophet of the Lord, Uriah, the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim; he said against this town and against this land all the words which Jeremiah had said:
Matthew 5:10-12
Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.
Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
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.
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 6:22-23
Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
Luke 9:24
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.
John 12:25-26
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.
John 15:20-21
Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
Acts 9:16
For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.
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.
2 Corinthians 12:10
So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
2 Timothy 2:11-13
This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him:
2 Timothy 4:6-8
For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
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;
1 Peter 4:12-16
Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:
Revelation 2:10
Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 7:14
And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
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.