Luke 17:33 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.

English ASV

Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

English Amplified

Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve and quicken it.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve and quicken it.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Whoever tries to make his life secure will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.

English EASY 2024

Whoever wants to keep his own life safe will lose it. But whoever agrees to lose his life will have true life.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"Whoever tries to keep the life they have will lose it. But whoever gives up their life will save it.

Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Those who try to save their own life will lose it; those who lose their life will save it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Those who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Whoever tries to make his life secure will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English KJV 1611

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

English LSB

Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Anyone who tries to keep his life will lose it. Anyone who loses his life will keep it.

English NIV

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English NKJ 1982

Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English NLT

Whoever clings to this life will lose it, and whoever loses this life will save it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

All who are obsessed with being secure in life will lose it all—including their lives. But those who let go of their lives and surrender them to me will discover true life.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Whoever clings to his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life shall save it.

English Tyndale 1537

Whosoever will go about to save his life, shall lose it: And whosoever shall lose his life, shall quicken(save) it.

Luke 17:33 — Compare Translations