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but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. <a href="/esv/matthew/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. <a href="/bsb/matthew/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/blb/matthew/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The one having found his life will lose it, and the one having lost his life on account of Me will find it. <a href="/kjv/matthew/10.htm">King James Bible</a> He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/10.htm">New King James Version</a> He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it. <a href="/nasb/matthew/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “He who has found his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake shall find it. <a href="/lsb/matthew/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/amp/matthew/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. <a href="/csb/matthew/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it. <a href="/asv/matthew/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. <a href="/cev/matthew/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you try to save your life, you will lose it. But if you give it up for me, you will surely find it. <a href="/erv/matthew/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. <a href="/gwt/matthew/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The person who tries to preserve his life will lose it, but the person who loses his life for me will preserve it. <a href="/gnt/matthew/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it. <a href="/isv/matthew/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it." <a href="/msb/matthew/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/net/matthew/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it. <a href="/nheb/matthew/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Whoever seeks his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. <a href="/wbt/matthew/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. <a href="/wey/matthew/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it. <a href="/web/matthew/10.htm">World English Bible</a> He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> He who found his life will lose it, and he who lost his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/blb/matthew/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The one having found his life will lose it, and the one having lost his life on account of Me will find it. <a href="/ylt/matthew/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it. <a href="/slt/matthew/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He finding his soul shall lose it; and he having lost his soul for my sake shall find it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Whoever finds his life, will lose it. And whoever will have lost his life because of me, shall find it. <a href="/nabre/matthew/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He who is concerned about his life shall lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake shall find it. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it; whoever will find his life will lose it.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for my sake, shall find it. <a href="/godbey/matthew/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>The one having found his soul shall lose it; and the one losing his soul for my sake shall find it.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it. <a href="/mace/matthew/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> he that would preserve his life, shall lose it: and he that exposeth his life for my sake, shall save it. <a href="/wey/matthew/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> To save your life is to lose it, and to lose your life for my sake is to save it. <a href="/worrell/matthew/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>He that would save his life shall lose it; and he, that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/10-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2684" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/10.htm">Take up Your Cross</a> …38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. 39<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">Whoever</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurōn (V-APA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">finds</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="5590: psychēn (N-AFS) -- From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">life</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolesei (V-FIA-3S) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">will lose</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">whoever</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apolesas (V-APA-NMS) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">loses</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="5590: psychēn (N-AFS) -- From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">life</a> <a href="/greek/1752.htm" title="1752: heneken (Prep) -- Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.">for My sake</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurēsei (V-FIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">will find</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it.</a> 40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/9-24.htm">Luke 9:24</a> For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. <a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Mark 8:35</a> For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it. <a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25</a> Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a> Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a> For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/philippians/3-7.htm">Philippians 3:7-8</a> But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. / More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a> I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. <a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4-5</a> We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. / For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-15.htm">2 Corinthians 5:15</a> And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again. <a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Colossians 3:3-4</a> For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. / When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a> For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. <a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1-2</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. / Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God. <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a> And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.<a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25,26</a> For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it… <a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Mark 8:35,36</a> For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it… <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a> Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/matthew/10-32.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Life</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Loseth</a> <a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Save</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Seeks</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Find</a> <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/matthew/11-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Loseth</a> <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Save</a> <a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Seeks</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 10</div>1. <a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">giving them their charge, teaches them;</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">comforts them against persecutions;</a> 40. <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">and promises a blessing to those who receive them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Whoever finds his life will lose it This phrase emphasizes the paradoxical nature of the Christian life. In the context of <a href="/matthew/10.htm">Matthew 10</a>, Jesus is instructing His disciples about the cost of discipleship. The term "finds his life" refers to those who seek to preserve their earthly life, prioritizing personal gain, comfort, or security over spiritual commitments. Historically, this reflects the cultural context of first-century Judea, where allegiance to Jesus could result in social ostracism or persecution. The idea of losing one's life echoes the call to self-denial found in other parts of the Gospels, such as <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a> and <a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Mark 8:35</a>. It challenges believers to consider the eternal consequences of their earthly choices.and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it Here, "loses his life" signifies a willingness to sacrifice personal ambitions, desires, or even physical life for the sake of Christ. This reflects the early Christian experience, where many faced martyrdom for their faith. The phrase "for My sake" underscores the importance of motivation; it is not mere self-denial but a commitment to Christ that is rewarded. The promise of finding life points to the eternal life offered through Jesus, aligning with the broader biblical theme of resurrection and eternal reward. This concept is echoed in <a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25</a>, where Jesus speaks of hating one's life in this world to keep it for eternal life. Theologically, this reflects the transformative power of the Gospel, where true life is found in surrender to Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples, providing them with instructions and encouragement as He sends them out to preach the Gospel. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, they are being prepared for the challenges and sacrifices involved in following Christ and spreading His message. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_mission_of_the_twelve.htm">The Mission of the Twelve</a> This event is part of Jesus sending out the twelve apostles to the lost sheep of Israel, instructing them on how to conduct their ministry and what to expect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_paradox_of_life_and_loss.htm">The Paradox of Life and Loss</a> Jesus presents a profound paradox: true life is found not in self-preservation but in self-sacrifice for His sake. This challenges believers to evaluate what they prioritize in life. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Jesus requires a willingness to surrender personal ambitions and comforts. This verse calls for a radical reorientation of life priorities towards Christ. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> The promise of finding life by losing it for Jesus' sake encourages believers to adopt an eternal perspective, valuing spiritual and eternal rewards over temporary gains. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Our true identity and purpose are found in Christ. By losing our life for His sake, we discover our true self and purpose in His kingdom. <a href="/topical/d/daily_surrender.htm">Daily Surrender</a> This teaching calls for daily surrender and commitment to Christ, recognizing that each day presents opportunities to choose His will over our own.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 10</a> <a href="/q/what_does_theopathy_mean.htm">What are notable paradoxes found in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/do_you_truly_love_me_more_than_these.htm">Do you truly love me more than these?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_losing_life.htm">What did Jesus mean by "lose your life for my sake"?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_show_himself_in_contradictions.htm">How does God reveal Himself through contradictions in theology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) He that findeth his life.--The word is the same as that translated "soul" (i.e., that by which man lives in the lower or the higher sense of life) in <a href="/matthew/10-28.htm" title="And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.">Matthew 10:28</a>. The point of the maxim lies in the contrast between the two senses. To gain the lower now is to lose the higher hereafter, and conversely, to lose the lower for the sake of Christ (i.e., to die a martyr's death in confessing Him) is to gain the higher.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - Besides <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a> and parallel passages (vide supra), cf. also <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a> and even <a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25</a>. Observe that in our chapter vers. 37, 38 arc equivalent to <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26, 27</a>; vers. 38, 39 to <a href="/luke/9-23.htm">Luke 9:23, 24</a>; ver. 39 to <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a>. A comparison of the various passages leads to the inference that the original occasion of vers. 37, 38 was that of <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26, 27</a>, and the original occasion of ver. 39 was that of <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a>. Thus our passage is a compendium, and <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a> is either a modification by our Lord of an earlier thought, or, more probably, another "setting" of the utterance in place of something that corresponded to it. <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a>, on the other hand, may be a modification by our Lord, or an insertion made in the process of the composition of the Gospel. He that findeth; found (Revised Version margin); ὁ εὑρών: but unnecessarily, the statement is timeless, and the inherent thought of completion is contained also in our present tense. Findeth; after expenditure of trouble, and so <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a> with parallel passages, "wish to save," and <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a>, "seek to gain." Observe also the idea of acquiring for personal use common both to εὑρίσκειν and περιποιεῖσθαι (Luke). The phrase, "find the soul," occurs only here (twice) and <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a>b; cf. <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Hebrews 10:39</a>. His life (<a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25</a>, note). As the full develop-merit of personality in true independence and energy is the aim and the promise for hereafter, so its shrinking and weakening by sin ends in loss of moral independence and mental worth. Shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. He shall acquire that personality of his with all its inherent germs of power fully developed (cf. <a href="/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Hebrews 10:39</a>; cf. also the apocryphal legion, Σώζου σὺ καὶ ἡ ψυχή σου, Resch, 'Agrapha,' p. 145). In Talm. Bab., 'Tamid,' 32a, Alexander the Great asks "the elders of the south" ten questions, among them," What shall a man do that he may live?" They answer, "Let him put himself to death." "What shall a man do that he may die?" "Let him make himself alive." But though there is so much verbal similarity, it may be doubted whether Rashi is not right in explaining the passage as a merely worldly wise warning against provoking the envy of others by pride and ostentation. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/10-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Whoever ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. finds εὑρὼν (heurōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. life ψυχὴν (psychēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. will lose ἀπολέσει (apolesei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. it, αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. whoever ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. loses ἀπολέσας (apolesas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. life ψυχὴν (psychēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. for My sake ἕνεκεν (heneken) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1752.htm">Strong's 1752: </a> Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of. will find εὑρήσει (heurēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. it. αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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