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33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.(A)

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39 [a](A)Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

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  1. 10:39 One who denies Jesus in order to save one’s earthly life will be condemned to everlasting destruction; loss of earthly life for Jesus’ sake will be rewarded by everlasting life in the kingdom.

25 Whoever loves his life[a] loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.(A)

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  1. 12:25 His life: the Greek word psychē refers to a person’s natural life. It does not mean “soul,” for Hebrew anthropology did not postulate body/soul dualism in the way that is familiar to us.