John 12:25 — King James Version← Study notes
“He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”
John 12:25 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 12:2522 words
ὁhothe
φιλῶνphilōnlove
τὴνtēnthe
ψυχὴνpsychēnsoul / life
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἀπολλύειapollyeidestroy / perish
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
μισῶνmisōnhate(-ful)
τὴνtēnthe
ψυχὴνpsychēnsoul / life
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
κόσμῳkosmōworld
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
εἰςeisinto / to
ζωὴνzōēnlife
αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal
φυλάξειphylaxeibeward, keep (self), observe
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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