Luke 9:24 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;
English ASV
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
English Amplified
For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it [from the penalty of eternal death].
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it [from the penalty of eternal death].
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, *he* shall save it.
English EASY 2024
Whoever wants to keep his own life safe will lose it. But whoever agrees to lose his life because of me will have true life.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it. But you who give up your life for me will save it.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.
English KJV 1611
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
English LSB
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
For whoever will save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
If he wants to save his life, he will lose it. But if he loses his life for me, he will save it.
English NIV
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.
English NKJ 1982
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
English NLT
If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
For if you choose self-sacrifice, giving up your lives for my glory, you will discover true life. But if you choose to keep your lives for yourselves, you will lose what you try to keep.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it, but whoever insists on keeping his life will lose it;
English Tyndale 1537
Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, the same shall save it.