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Berean Standard Bible

“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”

Matthew 10:39

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Jesus is preparing his disciples for the cost of following him. He has just said that his coming will divide even families, and that anyone who does not take up the cross and follow him is not worthy of him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

World English Bible (WEB)

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

King James Version (KJV)

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El que hallare su vida, la perderá; y el que perdiere su vida por causa de mí, la hallará.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El que se apegue demasiado a su vida, la perderá; pero el que renuncie a ella porque me ama, la salvará.

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