John 12:25
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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ASV
He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
KJV
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | The [one] | G3588 → |
| φιλῶν | philōn | loving | G5368 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ψυχὴν | psuchēn | life | G5590 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → |
| ἀπολλύει | apolluei | loses | G622 → |
| αὐτήν, | autēn | it, | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → |
| μισῶν | misōn | hating | G3404 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ψυχὴν | psuchēn | life | G5590 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| κόσμῳ | kosmō | world | G2889 → |
| τούτῳ | toutō | this | G3778 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| ζωὴν | zōēn | life | G2222 → |
| αἰώνιον | aiōnion | eternal | G166 → |
| φυλάξει | phulaxei | will keep | G5442 → |
| αὐτήν.¶ | autēn | it. | G846 → |
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