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25 The one who loves his life[a] destroys[b] it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards[c] it for eternal life.

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  1. John 12:25 tn Or “soul.”
  2. John 12:25 tn Or “loses.” Although the traditional English translation of ἀπολλύει (apolluei) in John 12:25 is “loses,” the contrast with φυλάξει (phulaxei, “keeps” or “guards”) in the second half of the verse favors the meaning “destroy” here.
  3. John 12:25 tn Or “keeps.”