American Standard Version
"For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s shall save it. "
— Mark 8:35, American Standard Version
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.”
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.”
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.”
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel shall save it.”
“Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.”
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.”
And he spake the saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.
And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s shall save it.
For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
For what should a man give in exchange for his life?
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.