For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law – were mocking him among themselves: “He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?

But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge – the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor?

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.