Luke 17:33

33 Whosoever will goo about to save his lyfe shall loose it: And whosoever shall loose his lyfe shall save 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 At that daye he that is on the housse toppe and his stuffe in the housse: let him not come doune to take it out. And lykewyse let not him that is in the feldes turne backe agayne to that he lefte behynde.

32 Remember Lottes wyfe.

33 Whosoever will goo about to save his lyfe shall loose it: And whosoever shall loose his lyfe shall save it.

34 I tell you: In that nyght ther shalbe two in one beed the one shalbe receaved and the other shalbe forsaken.

35 Two shalbe also a grindynge to gedder: the one shalbe receaved and the other forsaken.