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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 8:35Greek 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
Greek 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...
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