Mark 8:35

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.

Es 4:11-16; Jer 26:20-24; Mt 5:10-12; Mt 10:22; Mt 10:39; Mt 16:25; Mt 19:29; Lu 6:22,23; Lu 9:24; Lu 17:33; Joh 12:25,26; Joh 15:20,21; Ac 9:16; Ac 20:24; Ac 21:13; 1Co 9:23; 2Co 12:10; 2Ti 1:8; 2Ti 2:11-13; 2Ti 4:6-8; Heb 11:35; 1Pe 4:12-16; Re 2:10; Re 7:14; Re 12:11

¹ tn Or “soul” (throughout vv. 35-37).

² 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.