Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. Young's Literal Translation Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it. King James Bible Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. Greek Whoeverὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. tries ζητήσῃ (zētēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. to save περιποιήσασθαι (peripoiēsasthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 4046: To acquire, earn, purchase, make my own, preserve alive. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. life ψυχὴν (psychēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. will lose ἀπολέσει (apolesei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 622: From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. it, αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. but δ’ (d’) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. whoever ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. loses [his life] ἀπολέσῃ (apolesē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 622: From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. will preserve ζωογονήσει (zōogonēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2225: From the same as zoon and a derivative of ginomai; to engender alive, i.e. to rescue from death. it. αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. |