Catholic Public Domain Version
"For whoever will have saved his life, will lose it. Yet whoever will have lost his life for my sake, will save it. "
— Luke 9:24, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”
“For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. ”
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.”
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.”
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: for he that shall lose his life for my sake shall save it.”
“For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.”
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”
But speaking sharply to them, he instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
saying, “For the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the leaders of the priests and the scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise again.”
Then he said to everyone: “If anyone is willing to come after me: let him deny himself, and take up his cross every day, and follow me.
For whoever will have saved his life, will lose it. Yet whoever will have lost his life for my sake, will save it.
For how does it benefit a man, if he were to gain the whole world, yet lose himself, or cause himself harm?
For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words: of him the Son of man will be ashamed, when he will have arrived in his majesty and that of his Father and of the holy Angels.
And yet, I tell you a truth: There are some standing here who shall not taste death, until they see the kingdom of God.”