Parallel Verses New International Version For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. King James Bible For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Darby Bible Translation For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. 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. Young's 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, Matthew 16:25 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleFor whosoever will save his life - That is, shall wish to save his life - at the expense of his conscience, and casting aside the cross, he shall lose it - the very evil he wishes to avoid shall overtake him; and he shall lose his soul into the bargain. See then how necessary it is to renounce one's self! But whatsoever a man loses in this world, for his steady attachment to Christ and his cause, he shall have amply made up to him in the eternal world. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Library October 14. "Get Thee, Behind Me, Satan" (Matt. xvi. 23). "Get thee, behind me, Satan" (Matt. xvi. 23). When your old self comes back, if you listen to it, fear it, believe it, it will have the same influence upon you as if it were not dead; it will control you and destroy you. But if you will ignore it and say: "You are not I, but Satan trying to make me believe that the old self is not dead; I refuse you, I treat you as a demon power outside of me, I detach myself from you"; if you treat it as a wife would her divorced husband, saying: "You are nothing … Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth The Unity of the Church. Edwards -- Spiritual Light Of Sufferings Cross References Matthew 10:39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. Matthew 16:26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? John 12:25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Jump to Previous Desire Desires Find Gives Life Safe Sake Save Wants WishesJump to Next Desire Desires Find Gives Life Safe Sake Save Wants WishesLinks Matthew 16:25 NIVMatthew 16:25 NLT Matthew 16:25 ESV Matthew 16:25 NASB Matthew 16:25 KJV Matthew 16:25 Bible Apps Matthew 16:25 Biblia Paralela Matthew 16:25 Chinese Bible Matthew 16:25 French Bible Matthew 16:25 German Bible Matthew 16:25 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |