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Selected Verse: Luke 17:33 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 17:33 |
King James |
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Whosoever, &c.--(See on Luk 9:23-27). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| See the notes at Mat 10:39. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Shall preserve (ζωογονήσει)
Only here and Act 7:19. Originally to engender; thence to produce alive or endue with life, and so to preserve alive. Wyc., shall quicken it. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The sense of this and the following verses is, Yet as great as the danger will be, do not seek to save your life by violating your conscience: if you do, you will surely lose it: whereas if you should lose it for my sake, you shall be paid with life everlasting. But the most probable way of preserving it now, is to be always ready to give it up: a peculiar Providence shall then watch over you, and put a difference between you and other men. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Whosoever shall seek to save his life - These or similar words were spoken on another occasion. See on Mat 10:39 (note); Mat 16:25, Mat 16:26 (note). |
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.