John 12:25

12:25 The one who loves his life50 destroys51 it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards52 it for eternal life.

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