Luke 17:33

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

Mt 10:39; Mt 16:25; Mr 8:35-37; Lu 9:24,25; Joh 12:25; Re 2:10

¹ tn Or “tries to preserve”; Grk “seeks to gain.”

sn If there is no willingness to suffer the world’s rejection at this point, then one will not respond to Jesus (which is trying to keep his life) and then will be subject to this judgment (which is losing it).

² sn Whoever loses his life. Suffering and persecution caused by the world, even to death, cannot stop God from saving (Luke 12:4-6).