Modern Translations New International VersionFor whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel 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 and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. English Standard Version For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. Berean Study Bible 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. New American Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 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. NASB 1977 “For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s shall 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 and the gospel’s 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 and the gospel 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 and the gospel 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 and for the good news, 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 me and for the gospel, 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 and for the Good News will save them. International Standard Version because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it. NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleFor 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. New King James Version 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. King James 2000 Bible 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. New Heart English Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. World English Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. American King James Version For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. American Standard Version For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's 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 and for the gospel's, he 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 and the gospel's shall save it. English Revised Version For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it. Webster's Bible Translation For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: but whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels, he shall saue it. Bishops' Bible of 1568 For whosoeuer wyll saue his life, shall lose it: But whosoeuer shall lose his life, for my sake & the Gospels, the same shall saue it. Coverdale Bible of 1535 For who so euer wyl saue his life, shal lose it: and who so euer loseth his life for my sake and ye gospels, ye same shal saue it. Tyndale Bible of 1526 For whosoever will save his lyfe shall lose it But whosoever shall lose his lyfe for my sake and ye gospels ye 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 and for the good news’ sake, he will save it; Berean Literal Bible For whoever might desire to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life on account of Me and of the gospel, 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 and for the good news' sake, he shall save it; Smith's Literal Translation For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever should lose his life for my sake and the good news, the same shall save it. Literal Emphasis Translation For whoever might want to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for the sake of Me and of the gospel will save it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it. Catholic Public Domain Version For whoever will have chosen to save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life, for my sake and for the Gospel, shall save it. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain English“Whoever desires to save his soul will lose it. Everyone who will lose his life for me and for my gospel will save it.” Lamsa Bible For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of my Gospel, he will save it. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, 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 and the Gospel, he shall preserve it. Mace New Testament for he that would save his life, shall lose it; and he that would lose his life out of love to me and the gospel, he shall save it. Weymouth New Testament For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament     |