Mark 8:35 — Compare All Translations

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 and for the good news` sake, he shall save it;

English ASV

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospels shall save it.

English Amplified

For whoever wants to save his [higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it [the lower, natural, temporal life which is lived only on earth]; and whoever gives up his life [which is lived only on earth] for My sake and the Gospel's will save it [his higher, spiritual life in the eternal kingdom of God].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For whoever wants to save his [higher, spiritual, eternal] life, will lose it [the lower, natural, temporal life which is lived only on earth]; and whoever gives up his life [which is lived only on earth] for My sake and the Gospel's will save it [his higher, spiritual life in the eternal kingdom of God].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel 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 and the gospel 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 and the gospel's 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 and because of God's good news 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 and for the Good News will save it.

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's 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 me and for the gospel, 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 and for the Good News 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 and the gospel will save it.

English KJV 1611

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, 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 and the gospel’s will save it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For whoever would save his life will lose it. But whoever would lose his life for My sake and the gospel’s 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 and the gospel's 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 and that of the gospel 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 and for the gospel 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 and for the good news, he will save it.

English NIV

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.

English NKJ 1982

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s 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 my sake and for the sake of the Good News, 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, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For if you let your life go for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, you will continually experience true life. But if you choose to keep your life for yourself, you will forfeit 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 and the gospel's will save it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If you insist on saving your life, you will lose it. Only those who throw away their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.

English Tyndale 1537

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whosoever shall lose(loseth) his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

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