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Luke 9:24-25

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9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, 1  but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 9:25 For what does it benefit a person 2  if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

1 sn The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If self-protection is a key motivation, then one will not respond to Jesus and will not be saved. One who is willing to risk rejection will respond and find true life.

2 tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.



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