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Luke 9:24-26
Contemporary English Version
Luke 9:24-26
Contemporary English Version
24 (A) If you want to save your life,[a] you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it. 25 What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself or waste your life? 26 If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of his Father and the holy angels.
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- 9.24 life: In verses 24,25 a Greek word which often means “soul” is translated “life” and “yourself.”
Luke 9:24-26
New International Version
Luke 9:24-26
New International Version
24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.(A) 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them(B) when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.(C)
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