Character & Integrity
Trying to preserve one's life at all costs can result in losing it.
Cited Scripture
Matthew 10:39; 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25.
Read Cited Scripture (KJV) Matthew 10:39; Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; Luke 17:33; John 12:25
King James Version
Matthew 10:39
39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:25
25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Mark 8:35
35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
Luke 9:24
24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luke 17:33
33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
John 12:25
25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (KJV).