JOHN 12:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life — Jesus extends the principle from His own necessary death to the universal requirement of discipleship: attachment to earthly life (philia tēs psychēs, love of one's life/soul) results in loss; renunciation of worldly life leads to eternal life (zōē aiōnios). The paradox of losing to gain is central to Christian discipleship.
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