Mark 8:35

Geneva Bible

For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: but whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels, he shall saue it.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it. But you who give up your life for me and for the Good News will save it.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For whosoever will save his lyfe shall lose it But whosoever shall lose his lyfe for my sake and ye gospels ye same shall save it.

International Standard Version
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.John 12:25;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

New Century Version
Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me and for the Good News will have true life.

Update Bible Version
For whoever wants to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

Webster's Bible Translation
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

Amplified Bible
"For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel's will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].

English Standard Version
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

World English Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake and the gospels, he shall save it.

Weymouth's New Testament
For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For he that wole make saaf his lijf, schal leese it; and he that leesith his lijf for me, and for the gospel, schal make it saaf.

English Revised Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me and for the good news, you will save it.

American Standard Version
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

Bible in Basic English
Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

Complete Jewish Bible
For whoever wants to save his own life will destroy it, but whoever destroys his life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will save it.

Darby Translation
For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

Etheridge Translation
For every one who willeth to save his life shall lose it; and every one who shall lose his life on account of me and on account of my gospel, shall save it.

Murdock Translation
For, whoever will preserve his life, shall lose it; and whoever will lose his life on my account, and on account of my tidings, shall preserve it.

King James Version (1611)
For whosoeuer will saue his life shall lose it, but whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels, the same shall saue it.

New Living Translation
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.

New Life Bible
If anyone wants to keep his own life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me and because of the Good News, he will save it.

New Revised Standard
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.

George Lamsa Translation
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the sake of my Gospel, he will save it.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, whosoever willeth, his own life, to save, shall lose it, but, whosoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad-message, shall save it;

Douay-Rheims Bible
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel shall save it.

Revised Standard Version
For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For whosoeuer wyll saue his life, shall lose it: But whosoeuer shall lose his life, for my sake & the Gospels, the same shall saue it.

Good News Translation
For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it.

Christian Standard Bible®
For whoever wants to save

Hebrew Names Version
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the Good News's will save it.

King James Version
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.

Lexham English Bible
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.

Literal Translation
For whoever desires to save his life, he shall lose it. But whoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel, that one shall save it.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who so euer wyl saue his life, shal lose it: and who so euer loseth his life for my sake and ye gospels, ye same shal saue it.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for he that would save his life, shall lose it; and he that would lose his life out of love to me and the gospel, he shall save it.

New English Translation
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.

New King James Version
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He told 'em all, "If anyone wants to ride for my outfit, he's gotta give up always looking out for himself. You've got be ready for the world to make fun of you. Be ready to saddle up with me every single day. Any cowboy who rides for himself will end up dead, but anyone who rides only for me and the good news will find true life.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

Legacy Standard Bible
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

Contextual Overview

²⁷ And Iesus went out, and his disciples into the townes of Cesarea Philippi. And by the way hee asked his disciples, saying vnto them, Whome doe men say that I am? ²⁸ And they answered, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and some, one of the Prophets. ²⁹ And he said vnto them, But whome say ye that I am? Then Peter answered, and saide vnto him, Thou art that Christ. ³⁰ And he sharpely charged them, that concerning him they should tell no man. ³¹ Then hee began to teache them that the Sonne of man must suffer many things, and should be reproued of the Elders, and of the hie Priestes, and of the Scribes, and be slaine, and within three dayes rise againe. ³² And he spake that thing boldly. Then Peter tooke him aside, and began to rebuke him. ³³ Then he turned backe, & looked on his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behinde me, Satan: for thou vnderstandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men. ³⁴ And hee called the people vnto him with his disciples, and saide vnto them, Whosoeuer will followe me, let him forsake himselfe, and take vp his crosse, and follow me. ³⁵ For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: but whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels, he shall saue it. ³⁶ For what shall it profite a man, though he should winne the whole world, if he lose his soule?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

will save: Esther 4:11-16, Jeremiah 26:20-24, Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Luke 9:24, Luke 17:33, John 12:25, John 12:26, Acts 20:24, Acts 21:13, 2 Timothy 2:11-13, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Hebrews 11:35, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 12:11

for: Matthew 5:10-12, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 19:29, Luke 6:22, Luke 6:23, John 15:20, John 15:21, Acts 9:16, 1 Corinthians 9:23, 2 Corinthians 12:10, 2 Timothy 1:8, 1 Peter 4:12-16

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 3:6 - time to get Matthew 5:11 - for Mark 10:29 - for Acts 27:19 - we 2 Corinthians 5:11 - the terror 1 Peter 2:21 - even 1 Peter 3:10 - love 1 Peter 3:14 - if

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 16:13-28.

Mark 8:32

He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him.

Mark 8:38

Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty.

And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions.

This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness, particularly to adultery.

In the glory of his Father - In the day of judgment. See the notes at Matthew 26:64. The meaning of this verse is, Whosoever shall refuse, through pride or wickedness, to acknowledge and serve Christ here, shall be excluded from his kingdom hereafter. He was lowly, meek, and despised; yet there was an inimitable beauty in his character even then. But he will come again in awful grandeur; not as the babe of Bethlehem, not as the man of Nazareth, but as the Son of God, in majesty and glory. They that would not acknowledge him here must be rejected by him there; they that would not serve him on earth will not enjoy his favor in heaven; they that would cast Him out and despise him must be cast out by him, and consigned to eternal, hopeless sorrow.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 8:35. For whosoever will save his life — On this and the following verses, see Matthew 16:24, &c.