Matthew 16:25
Matthew 16:24-26 The Message (MSG)
Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?
Matthew 16:25 King James Version (KJV)
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25 New Century Version (NCV)
Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up their lives for me will have true life.
Matthew 16:25 American Standard Version (ASV)
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:25 New International Version (NIV)
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
Matthew 16:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].
Matthew 16:25 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.