John 12:25

Greeks Seeking Jesus

²⁴ “I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. ²⁵ 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. ²⁶ If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Eternal Life

Everlasting Life

On Earth

John

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Matthew 10:39

Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it.

Luke 14:26

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

Mark 8:35

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

Luke 17:33

Whoever tries to make his life secure will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.

Luke 9:23-24

Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

Revelation 12:11

They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.

Genesis 29:30-33

Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Acts 20:24

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Hebrews 11:35

Women received their dead—they were raised to life again. Some men were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection,