John 12:25

25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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John 12:25 in Other Translations

KJV
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
ESV
25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
NLT
25 Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.
MSG
25 In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal.
CSB
25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

John 12:25 In-Context

23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 10:39; Mark 8:35; Luke 14:26; Luke 17:33
  • 2. S Matthew 25:46
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