Modern Translations New International VersionFor whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. New Living Translation If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. English Standard Version For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. Berean Study Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. New American Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it. 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. NASB 1977 “For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. Amplified Bible For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake, he is the one who will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God]. Christian Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. Holman Christian Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it. Contemporary English Version If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them. International Standard Version because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. NET Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. Classic Translations King James BibleFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. New King James Version For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. King James 2000 Bible For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. New Heart English Bible For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it. World English Bible For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it. American King James Version For whoever will save his life shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. American Standard Version For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. A Faithful Version For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for My sake shall save it. Darby Bible Translation 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 Revised Version For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. Webster's Bible Translation For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For whosoeuer will saue his life, shal lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall saue it. Bishops' Bible of 1568 For whosoeuer wyl saue his lyfe, shal lose it: But whosoeuer shal lose his lyfe for my sake, the same shall saue it. Coverdale Bible of 1535 For who so euer wil saue his life, shal lose it. But who so loseth his life for my sake, shal saue it. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Whosoever will save his lyfe shall lose it. And who soever shall lose his lyfe for my sake the same shall save it. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor whoever may will to save his life will lose it, and whoever may lose his life for My sake, he will save it; Berean Literal Bible For whoever might desire to save his life will lose it; but whoever might lose his life on account of me, he will save it. Young's Literal Translation for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it; Smith's Literal Translation For whoever would wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whoever should lose his soul for my sake, the same shall save it. Literal Emphasis Translation For whoever might want to save his life, will lose it; and whoever might lose his life on account of Me, he will save it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it. Catholic Public Domain Version For whoever will have saved his life, will lose it. Yet whoever will have lost his life for my sake, will save it. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain English“For whoever wills to save his soul, destroys it; but whoever will give up his soul for my sake, this one saves it.” Lamsa Bible For he who wishes to save his life, shall lose it; but he who loses his life for my sake, he shall save it. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall save it. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it. Mace New Testament for whoever would save his life, shall lose it: and he that would lose his life, out of love to me, shall save it. Weymouth New Testament For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament     |