Whoever finds his life ¹  will lose it, ²  and whoever loses his life because of me ³  will find it.

For whoever wants to save his life ¹  will lose it, ²  but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, ¹  but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Do ¹  not be afraid of those who kill the body ²  but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ³ 

For whoever wants to save his life ¹  will lose it, ²  but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

The one who loves his life ¹  destroys ²  it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards ³  it for eternal life.

For what benefit is it for a person ¹  to gain the whole world, yet ²  forfeit his life?

Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts ¹  of many hearts will be revealed ²  – and a sword ³  will pierce your own soul as well!” ⁴ 

Whoever tries to keep ¹  his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life ²  will preserve it.

This is why the Father loves me ¹  – because I lay down my life, ²  so that I may take it back again.

No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life ¹  for his friends.

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, ¹  nor permit your Holy One to experience ²  decay.

There will be ¹  affliction and distress on everyone ²  who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek, ³ 

Now I appeal to God as my witness, ¹  that to spare ²  you I did not come again to Corinth. ³ 

(for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul ¹  by the lawless deeds he saw and heard ² )

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom ¹  for many.”

Then ¹  he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom ¹  for many.”

Then ¹  Jesus said to them, “I ask you, ²  is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life ¹  will be demanded back from ²  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ ³