New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Mark 8:35
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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
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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.
KJV text & permissions
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.
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ASVAmerican 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.
ASV text & permissions
For whoever may want to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life on account of Me and of the gospel, he will save it.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Mark 8
33 But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
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