Marco 8:35

35 Perché chi vorrà salvare la sua vita, la perderà; ma chi perderà la sua vita per amor di me e del Vangelo, la salverà.

Marco 8:35 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:35

For whosoever will save his life
Life is a valuable thing, and all that a man has he will give for it; self preservation is a principle in nature; and it becomes every man to take all lawful methods to save his life, when it is threatened, or is in danger: but whoever is willing to save it, when it is called for to be laid down for Christ's sake; and rather than lay it down, will deny Christ, and give up a profession of him, and his Gospel,

shall lose it:
he shall not enjoy it with honour and comfort now, and much less with peace, pleasure, and happiness hereafter, but shall be under the power of the second death:

but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's;
that is, shall willingly part with it when he is called to it, rather than deny Christ and his Gospel,

the same shall save it:
though he will lose it now, he will find it again in the resurrection of life; for he will rise to eternal life; when such, who have apostatized from Christ, will rise to shame, and everlasting contempt: this man will have greatly the advantage over such; they will die the second death, or be destroyed soul and body in hell; and he will live for ever with Christ, in endless pleasure and glory; (See Gill on Matthew 16:25).

Marco 8:35 In-Context

33 Ma egli, rivoltosi e guardati i suoi discepoli, rimproverò Pietro dicendo: Vattene via da me, Satana! Tu non hai il senso delle cose di Dio, ma delle cose degli uomini.

34 E chiamata a sé la folla coi suoi discepoli, disse loro: Se uno vuol venire dietro a me, rinunzi a se stesso e prenda la sua croce e mi segua.

35 Perché chi vorrà salvare la sua vita, la perderà; ma chi perderà la sua vita per amor di me e del Vangelo, la salverà.

36 E che giova egli all’uomo se guadagna tutto il mondo e perde l’anima sua?

37 E infatti, che darebbe l’uomo in cambio dell’anima sua?