Luke 9:24
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.
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- Luke 17:33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.
- John 12:25 He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.
- Acts 20:23–24 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me. But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.