Matt. 16:25 in context
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Matt. 16:24      Matt. 16:26

Matthew 16:25

For whoever wants to save (would like to preserve) his life,
will lose (destroy; totally ruin) it,
but whoever loses (would now lose) his life for my sake,
he will save (he is the one who will preserve) it.
[Gk. psuche denotes both life and soul, but must be understood and used based on its context in verses 25–26, see also John 12:25. To 'deny oneself' in verse 24 is not about a lack of self-esteem. Jesus' followers have reason to have better self-esteem than anyone else. The fatherly love God feels for his children is enormous and is not based on deeds but on childhood, see Gal 3:26, etc. Through the Beatitudes, Jesus shows what it means to belong to the kingdom of God and receive the heavenly reward, see Matt 5:3–12. In light of this, we understand that self-denial is about crucifying our own selfish interests and ambitions and putting God and his kingdom first. The same sharp distinction is made in Matt. 6:19–24, where Jesus explains that one cannot serve both God and mammon.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

ὃς   γὰρ   ἐὰν   θέλῃ   τὴν   ψυχὴν   αὐτοῦ   σῶσαι,   ἀπολέσει   αὐτήν·   ὃς   δ᾽   ἂν   ἀπολέσῃ   τὴν   ψυχὴν   αὐτοῦ   ἕνεκεν   ἐμοῦ,   εὑρήσει   αὐτήν.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ὃς   γὰρ   ἐὰν   θέλῃ   τὴν   ψυχὴν   αὐτοῦ   σῶσαι,   ἀπολέσει   αὐτήν·   ὃς   δ᾽   ἂν   ἀπολέσῃ   τὴν   ψυχὴν   αὐτοῦ   ἕνεκεν   ἐμοῦ,   εὑρήσει   αὐτήν.¶  

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TR has 20 Words, NA has 21 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3739
 ὃς (os)
 Who[ever]
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
R-NSM
G1063
 γὰρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1437
 ἐὰν (ean)
 maybe
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
 COND
G2309
 θέλῃ (thele)
 shall desire
VERB Verb
pres. active subj. present active subjunctive
sing. third person singular
V-PAS-3S
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G5590
 ψυχὴν (psychen)
 life
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 of him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G4982
 σῶσαι, (sosai,)
 to save,
VERB Verb
aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive
V-AAN
G0622
 ἀπολέσει (apolesei)
 will lose
VERB Verb
fut. active ind. future active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-FAI-3S
G0846
 αὐτήν· (ayten.)
 it;
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
P-ASF
G3739
 ὃς (os)
 who[ever]
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
R-NSM
G1161
 δ᾽ (d)
 however
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0302
 ἂν (an)
 maybe
Particle Particle
 PRT
G0622
 ἀπολέσῃ (apolese)
 shall lose
VERB Verb
aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive
sing. third person singular
V-AAS-3S
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G5590
 ψυχὴν (psychen)
 life
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 of him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G1752
 ἕνεκεν (eneken)
 on account of
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G1700
 ἐμοῦ, (emoy,)
 Me,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. neut. first person genitive singular Neutral
S-1SGSN
G2147
 εὑρήσει (eyresei)
 will find
VERB Verb
fut. active ind. future active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-FAI-3S
G0846
 αὐτήν.¶ (ayten.)
 it.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
P-ASF

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