Matthew 16:25 — 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 shall find it,

English ASV

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

English Amplified

For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting].

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 find 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 find 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 shall find it.

English EASY 2024

Whoever wants to keep his 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 find true life.

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find 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 find 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 find 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 find it.

English KJV 1611

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

English LSB

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find 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 will find 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 find 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 find 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 find it.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find 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 find it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For if you choose self-sacrifice and lose your lives for my glory, you will continually discover true life. But if you choose to keep your lives for yourselves, 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 will find it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For anyone who keeps his life for himself shall lose it; and anyone who loses his life for me shall find it again.

English Tyndale 1537

For whosoever will save his life, shall loose it. And whosoever shall loose his life for my sake, shall find it.(loose, exact spelling; from the hebrew to open, may be also lose, or subdue)

Matthew 16:25 — Compare Translations