Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will 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
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.
King James 2000
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life 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
Prayers for Matthew 16:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously. 25 Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it, 26 because what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 10:39
The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it."
Mark 8:35
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.
John 12:25
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.
Acts 20:23-24
except that in town after town the Holy Spirit assures me that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.
Revelation 12:11
Our brothers conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to their lives even in the face of death.
Esther 4:14
Indeed, if you are silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. Who knows but that you were brought to the kingdom for a time like this?"
Luke 17:33
Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Esther 4:16
"Go and gather all the Jewish people who are in Susa and fast for me. Don't eat or drink for three days, night or day. Both I and my young women will also fast in the same way, and then I'll go in to the king, even though it's against the law. And if I perish, I perish."