24for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.


In Context

21 But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined them to say this to no man,

22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

23 And he said to them all, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me;

24 for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.

25 For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?

26 For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

Luke 9:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:24For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:24For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:24For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:24For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:24For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:24for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:24For whoever will save his life shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.