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

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. {abide me: or, wait for me}

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast {some} of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Blessed are ye, when {men} shall revile you, and persecute {you}, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. {falsely: Gr. lying}

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast {it} from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not {that} thy whole body should be cast into hell. {offend...: or, do cause thee to offend}

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which {is} not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. {present: Heb. found}

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; {get: or, seek}

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

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast {it} from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

And the third {day} we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.