³³ Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.

³⁹ `He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.

²⁵ he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;

³⁵ for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

³⁶ for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

³⁷ Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

²⁵ for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,

²⁴ for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

²⁵ for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

¹⁰ `Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.