²⁵ For ^(A)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

^39 (A)He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

¹¹ And ^(A)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, ^(B)and they did not love their lives to the death.

³⁵ For ^(A)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

^25 (A)He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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

²³ except that ^(A)the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. ^24 [a]But ^(B)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, ^(C)so that I may finish my ^[b]race with joy, ^(D)and the ministry ^(E)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

¹⁶ “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in ^[a]Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for ^(A)three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; ^(B)and if I perish, I perish!”

¹⁴ For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”