Modern Translations New International VersionFor whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find 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 find it. Berean Study Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. New American Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. NASB 1995 "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. NASB 1977 “For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find 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 will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. Christian Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it. Holman Christian Standard Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find 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 find 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 find it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will find them. International Standard Version Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it, NET Bible For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Classic Translations King James BibleFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. New King James Version For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. King James 2000 Bible For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. New Heart English Bible For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. World English Bible For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. American King James Version For whoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. American Standard Version For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. A Faithful Version For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it. Darby Bible Translation For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. English Revised Version For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. Webster's Bible Translation For whoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, shall finde it. Bishops' Bible of 1568 For, who so wyll saue his lyfe, shall lose it: Agayne, who so doth lose his lyfe for my sake, shall fynde it. Coverdale Bible of 1535 For who so wil saue his life, shal lose it: but whoso loseth his life for my sake, shal fynde it. Tyndale Bible of 1526 For who soever wyll save his lyfe shall loose it. And whosoever shall loose his lyfe for my sake shall fynde 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 will find 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 will find 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 shall find it, Smith's Literal Translation For whoever should wish to save his life shall lose it: and whoever shall lose his soul for my sake shall find it. Literal Emphasis Translation For whoever might want to save his life will lose it; however whoever might lose his life for My sake, will find it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. Catholic Public Domain Version For whoever would save his life, will lose it. But whoever will have lost his life for my sake, shall find it. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain English“For whoever wills to save his life will lose it and whoever will lose his life for me will find it.” Lamsa Bible For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor whoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament For whosoever is desirous to preserve his life, shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall find it. Mace New Testament for whosoever will save himself, shall be a looser: and whosoever shall suffer loss for my sake, shall be a gainer. Weymouth New Testament For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament     |