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


In Context

21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

22 And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."

23 Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

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

25 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?

26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:24for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he 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.