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Luke 9:24 KJV
Luke · chapter 9 · verse 24 · King James Version
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.Luke 9:24 · King James Version
Luke 9:24 in context
22Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
23And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- whosoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- 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 →
- loseapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
- sakehenekaon account of, for the sake of, for, for this cause, thereforeG1752 →
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