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Matthew 16:25
New King James Version
Matthew 16:25
New King James Version
25 For (A)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
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Matthew 16:25
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 16:25
New American Standard Bible
25 For (A)whoever wants to save his [a]life will lose it; but whoever loses his [b]life for My sake will find it.
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- Matthew 16:25 Or soul
- Matthew 16:25 Or soul
Matthew 16:25
Amplified Bible
Matthew 16:25
Amplified Bible
25 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].
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Matthew 16:25
New International Version
Matthew 16:25
New International Version
25 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(A)
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- Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
Matthew 16:25
King James Version
Matthew 16:25
King James Version
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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Luke 14:26
New King James Version
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
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
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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
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
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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