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Luke 17:33 KJV
Luke · chapter 17 · verse 33
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.Luke 17:33 · King James Version
Luke 17:33 in context
31In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32Remember Lot’s wife.
33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
34I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- Whosoevereanif, in caseG1437 →
- preservezōogoneōto bring forth alive, to give life, to preserve aliveG2225 →
- seekzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
- savesōzōto save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, one , to save a…G4982 →
- lifepsychēbreath, the breath of life, the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in…G5590 →
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We have here a discourse of Christ's concerning the kingdom of God, that is, the kingdom of the Messiah, which was now shortly to be set up, and of which there was great expectation. I. Here is the demand of the Pharisees concerning it, which occasioned this discourse.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-37