39He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.


In Context

36 A man's foes will be those of his own household.

37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.

38 He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.

39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

40 He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

Matthew 10:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:39He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:39He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:39'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:39He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.