He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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Gill's Exposition
If any man serve, me,.... Or is willing to be a servant of Christ, and to be esteemed as such;
let him follow me; as in the exercise of the graces of love, humility, patience, self-denial, and…
Barnes' Notes
He that loveth his life ... - This was a favorite principle, a sort of “axiom” with the Lord Jesus, which he applied to himself as well as to his followers. See the Mat 10:39 note; Luk 9:24 note.
Adam Clarke
He that loveth his life - See on Mat 10:39 (note); Luk 14:26 (note). I am about to give up my life for the salvation of men; but I shall speedily receive it back with everlasting honor, by my…
Honour is here paid to Christ by certain Greeks that enquired or him with respect. We are not told what day of Christ's last week this was, probably not the same day he rode into Jerusalem (for that…
Cambridge Bible
loveth his life … hateth his life … life eternal -Life" is here used in two senses, and in the Greek two different words are used. In the first two cases -life" means the life of the individual, in…
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