Mark 8:35 — King James Version← Study notes

“For 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.”

Mark 8:35 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 8:3524 words

GreekMeaning

ὃςhos

Whoeverrelative pronounG3739

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ἐὰνean

before, but, exceptparticleG1437

θέλῃthelē

shall desireverbG2309

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

ψυχὴνpsychēn

lifenounG5590

αὐτοῦautou

itpronounG846

σῶσαιsōsai

to saveverbG4982

ἀπολέσειapolesei

will loseverbG622

αὐτήνautēn

of himpronounG846

ὃςhos

whoeverrelative pronounG3739

δ’d’

nowwordG1161

ἂνan

maybeparticleG302

ἀπολέσειapolesei

destroy / perishverbG622

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

ψυχὴνpsychēn

lifenounG5590

αὐτοῦautou

itpronounG846

ἕνεκενheneken

on account ofprepositionG1752

ἐμοῦemou

MepronounG1473

καὶkai

andwordG2532

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

εὐαγγελίουeuangeliou

gospelnounG2098

σώσειsōsei

he will saveverbG4982

αὐτήνautēn

he / she / it / samepronounG846

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Amara OseiNote2mo ago

Lose Your Life to Find It

If you want to save your life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it. Mark emphasizes that the loss is specifically for Jesus and the gospel—not gener...