Luke 9:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”
Luke 9:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 9:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 9:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.”
Luke 9:24 — World English Bible
Luke 9:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. ”
Luke 9:24 — American Standard Version
Luke 9:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;”
Luke 9:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 9:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it. ”
Luke 9:24 — Darby Translation
Luke 9:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall saue it.”
Luke 9:24 — Geneva Bible
Luke 9:24 in Context — Luke 9
22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
What Does Luke 9:24 Mean?
Luke 9:24 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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