Luke 17:33

33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.

Luke 17:33 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:33

Whosoever shall seek to save his life
By fleeing to some strong hold, or by continuing in the metropolis, and strongest city in the nation, Jerusalem:

shall lose it:
there he will be in the greatest danger:

and whosoever shall lose his life;
or expose it to danger, by fleeing to the mountains, or going to Pella, a small town beyond Jordan, of no strength, and where there might be thought no security;

shall preserve it; he shall be safe; (See Gill on Matthew 16:25).

Luke 17:33 In-Context

31 In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

32 Remember the wife of Lot.

33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.

34 I say to you, In that night there shall be two [men] upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.