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Matthew 16:25

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 16:25

Verse 25 of 28

Scripture focus

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Matthew 16:25 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 16:25

Theological / Devotional

Save his life. See on eh. 10:39. To “save” one’s life is to seek first the things of the present life, forgetting “the kingdom of God, and his righteousness” (see eh. 6:33).

Lose his life. A man “loses” his life for the sake of Christ when he “denies,” or “renounces,” himself and takes up the cross of Christ (see on Matt. 5:11; 16:24; cf. 1 Peter 4:12, 13).

Find it. Another aspect of this great gospel paradox. For the Christian there can be no crown without a cross, though Satan in the wilderness offered Christ the crown of this world by another route than the cross (see on chs. 4:8, 9; 16:22).

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