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Matthew 16:25

NETBible	For whoever wants to save his life¹ will lose it,² but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 16:25	For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 16:25	"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 16:25	If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 16:25	Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 16:25	Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 16:25	For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 16:25	"For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
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KJV	For <1063> whosoever <3739> <302> will <2309> (5725) save <4982> (5658) his <846> life <5590> shall lose <622> (5692) it <846>_: and <1161> whosoever <3739> <302> will lose <622> (5661) his <846> life <5590> for <1752> (0) my <1700> sake <1752> shall find <2147> (5692) it <846>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 16:25	"For whoever <3739> <1437> wishes <2309> to save <4982> his life <5590> will lose <622> it; but whoever <3739> <302> loses <622> his life <5590> for My sake <1752> will find <2147> it.
NET [draft] ITL	For <1063> whoever <1437> wants <2309> to save <4982> his <846> life <5590> will lose <622> it <846> , but <1161> whoever <302> loses <622> his <846> life <5590> for <1752> my <1700> sake <1752> will find <2147> it <846> .
GREEK	ov gar ean yelh quchn autou swsai ov d an apolesh quchn autou eneken emou eurhsei

NETBible

For whoever wants to save his life¹ will lose it,² but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

NET Notes

¹tn Or “soul” (throughout vv. 25-26).

²sn The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If self-protection is a key motivation, then one will not respond to Jesus and will not be saved. One who is willing to risk rejection will respond and find true life.