Luke 17:33

33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

Luke 17:33 in Other Translations

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

33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.

33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.

33 If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms.

33 Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose [his life] shall preserve it.

33 Those who try to save their lives will lose them, and those who lose their lives will save them.

33 Whoever tries to make his life secure will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

33 Anyone who tries to keep his life will lose it. Anyone who loses his life will keep 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 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.

32 Remember Lot’s wife!

33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”

Cross References

• 1. S John 12:25