Matthew 10:39
New King James Version
39 (A)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
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Matthew 10:39
New American Standard Bible
39 (A)The one who has found his [a]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his [b]life on My account will find it.
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- Matthew 10:39 Or soul
- Matthew 10:39 Or soul
Matthew 10:39
Amplified Bible
39 Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].(A)
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Matthew 10:39
New International Version
39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.(A)
Matthew 10:39
King James Version
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
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Luke 14:26
New King James Version
26 (A)“If anyone comes to Me (B)and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, (C)yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 14:26
New American Standard Bible
26 “(A)If anyone comes to Me and does not [a]hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
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- Luke 14:26 I.e., in comparison to his love for Me
Luke 14:26
Amplified Bible
26 “If anyone comes to Me, and does not [a]hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.
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- Luke 14:26 An exaggerated figure of speech indicating a lesser degree of love, not actual hostility or aversion toward one’s earthly family.
Luke 14:26
New International Version
26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A)
Luke 14:26
King James Version
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
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Romans 12:1
New King James Version
Living Sacrifices to God
12 I (A)beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies (B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service.
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- Romans 12:1 urge
- Romans 12:1 rational
Romans 12:1
New American Standard Bible
Dedicated Service
12 Therefore (A)I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to (B)present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, [a]acceptable to God, which is your [b]spiritual service of worship.
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- Romans 12:1 Or pleasing
- Romans 12:1 I.e., in contrast to offering a literal sacrifice
Romans 12:1
Amplified Bible
Dedicated Service
12 [a]Therefore I urge you, [b]brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.
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- Romans 12:1 Paul now begins outlining for the believer the practical application of the theological truths taught in chs 1-11.
- Romans 12:1 Lit brethren.
Romans 12:1
New International Version
A Living Sacrifice
12 Therefore, I urge you,(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Romans 12:1
King James Version
12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
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