John 12:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”
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“Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world--to life age-during shall keep it;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 12:25 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:30Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
- Ecclesiastes 2:17So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Matthew 10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- Matthew 16:25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
- Mark 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- Luke 9:23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
- Luke 17:33Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
- Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- Hebrews 11:35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
- Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
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