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Matthew 10:39

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10:39Whoever finds his life63 will lose it,64 and whoever loses his life because of me65 will find it.

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Footnotes

  1. 63 Grk “his soul,” but ψυχή (psuchē) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.
  2. 64 If there is no willingness to suffer the world’s rejection at this point, then one will not respond to Jesus (which is trying to find life) and then will be subject to this judgment (which is losing it).
  3. 65 Or “for my sake.” The traditional rendering “for my sake” can be understood in the sense of “for my benefit,” but the Greek term ἔνεκα indicates the cause or reason for something ( 1).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it.

NLTNew Living Translation

If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.