King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 16:25
“‹For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 16
But he turned, and said unto Peter, ‹Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.›
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, ‹If any› [man] ‹will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.›
‹For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.›
‹For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?›
‹For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.›
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