35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.


In Context

32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would 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 me and for the gospel will save it.

36 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Mark 8:35 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:35For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:35For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:35For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:35For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:35For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:35for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:35For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.