Parallel Verses
King James 2000
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,
A Conservative Version
For whoever wants save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
American Standard Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find 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 will find 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 find it.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for whosoever will save himself, shall be a looser: and whosoever shall suffer loss for my sake, shall be a gainer.
Darby Translation
For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Godbey New Testament
For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake shall find it.
Goodspeed New Testament
For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will find it.
John Wesley New Testament
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
Julia Smith Translation
For whoever should wish to save his life shall lose it: and whoever shall lose his soul for my sake shall find it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.
Modern King James verseion
For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever desires to lose his life for My sake shall find it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
Moffatt New Testament
for whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Montgomery New Testament
For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
NET Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
New Heart English Bible
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
Noyes New Testament
For whoever chooseth to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake will find it.
Sawyer New Testament
For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, shall find it.
The Emphasized Bible
For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it, - but, whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, shall find it.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For whosoever is desirous to preserve his life, shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.
Webster
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
Weymouth New Testament
For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find 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 my sake will find the higher life.
World English Bible
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
Worrell New Testament
for whosoever wishes to save his soul shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his soul for My sake shall find 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 find it.
Youngs Literal Translation
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
Themes
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Donation » Donation (giving) » Give or lose
Duty » Donation (giving) » Give or lose
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Life » Who shall lose their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
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
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 16:25
Images Matthew 16:25
Prayers for Matthew 16:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 10:39
He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.
Mark 8:35
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.
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 bonds and afflictions await me.
Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.
Esther 4:14
For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, then shall relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but you and your father's house shall be destroyed: and who knows whether you are come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Luke 17:33
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Esther 4:16
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.