Matthew 10:39
Matthew 10:39 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. [Matt 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25]
Matthew 10:38-39 The Message (MSG)
“If you don’t go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don’t deserve me. If your first concern is to look after yourself, you’ll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me.
Matthew 10:39 King James Version (KJV)
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:39 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39 New Century Version (NCV)
Those who try to hold on to their lives will give up true life. Those who give up their lives for me will hold on to true life.
Matthew 10:39 American Standard Version (ASV)
He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:39 New International Version (NIV)
Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39 New King James Version (NKJV)
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.