Text -- John 12:25 (NET)

12:25 The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Joh 12:25

¹ tn Or “soul.”

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

³ tn Or “keeps.”