Modern Translations New International VersionWhoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. New Living Translation If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. English Standard Version Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Berean Study Bible Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. New American Standard Bible The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it. NASB 1995 "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. NASB 1977 “He who has found his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake shall find it. Amplified Bible 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]. Christian Standard Bible Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it. Contemporary English Version If you try to save your life, you will lose it. But if you give it up for me, you will surely find it. Good News Translation Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it. GOD'S WORD® Translation The person who tries to preserve his life will lose it, but the person who loses his life for me will preserve it. International Standard Version The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it." NET Bible Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it. Classic Translations King James BibleHe that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. New King James Version He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. King James 2000 Bible He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. New Heart English Bible Whoever seeks his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. World English Bible He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. American King James Version He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. American Standard Version He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. A Faithful Version The one who has found his life shall lose it; and the one who has lost his life for My sake shall find it. Darby Bible Translation He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it. English Revised Version He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Webster's Bible Translation He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587He that will finde his life, shall lose it: & he that loseth his life for my sake, shal finde it. Bishops' Bible of 1568 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his lyfe, for my sake, shall fynde it. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Who so fyndeth his life, shal lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shal fynde it. Tyndale Bible of 1526 He that fyndeth hys lyfe shall lose it: and he that losith hys lyfe for my sake shall fynde it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe who found his life will lose it, and he who lost his life for My sake will find it. Berean Literal Bible The one having found his life will lose it, and the one having lost his life on account of Me will find it. Young's Literal Translation 'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it. Smith's Literal Translation He finding his soul shall lose it; and he having lost his soul for my sake shall find it. Literal Emphasis Translation The one welcomingly receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet; and the one welcomingly receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive the reward of a righteous man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishWhoever will lose his life for my sake will find it; whoever will find his life will lose it. Lamsa Bible He who is concerned about his life shall lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake shall find it. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for my sake, shall find it. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it. Mace New Testament he that would preserve his life, shall lose it: and he that exposeth his life for my sake, shall save it. Weymouth New Testament To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament     |