Matthew 10:39
He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
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- 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.
- Mark 8:35–36 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
- Luke 17:33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.