Luke 17:33 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 17:33

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

KJV

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 118 (444)

But the way in which a man loses his life that he may save it, and how he who imagines that he is saving loses it, Paul clearly shows, where he says of the saints, "They that are Jesus Christ's have crucified the flesh, with its affections and lusts." For those who have really become true followers of Christ our common Saviour, crucify their flesh, and put it to death, by being constantly engaged in labours and struggles unto piety, and by mortifying its natural desire.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Whosoever shall seek to save his life,.... By fleeing to some strong hold, or by continuing in the metropolis, and strongest city in the nation, Jerusalem: shall lose it: there he will be in the greatest danger: and whosoever shall lose his life; or expose it to danger, by fleeing to the mountains, or going to Pella, a small town beyond Jordan, of no strength, and where there might be thought no security; shall preserve it; he shall be safe; See Gill on Mat 16:25.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Remember, &c.--a warning against that lingering reluctance to part with present treasures which induces some to remain in a burning house, in hopes of saving this and that precious article till consumed and buried in its ruins. The cases here supposed, though different, are similar.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὃς	hos	Who[ever]	G3739 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
ζητήσῃ	zētēsē	shall seek	G2212 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ψυχὴν	psuchēn	life	G5590 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
περιποιήσασθαι	peripoiēsasthai	to gain	G4046 →
ἀπολέσει	apolesei	will lose	G622 →
αὐτήν,	autēn	it,	G846 →
ὃς	hos	who[ever]	G3739 →
δ᾽	d᾽	but	G1161 →
ἂν	an	maybe	G302 →
ἀπολέσῃ	apolesē	shall lose	G622 →
ζῳογονήσει	zōogonēsei	will preserve	G2225 →
αὐτήν.¶	autēn	it.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 10:39
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
leads to
- John 12:25
  Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 8:35–36
  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- Matthew 16:25–26
  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
- Luke 9:24
  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
Through
John 12:25
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
leads to
- Matthew 10:39
  Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 9:23–24
  Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
Through
Matthew 16:25
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
leads to
- Mark 8:35
  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 12:11
  They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke