Matthew
Matthew 10:39
39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| finds | εὑρὼν | heurōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2147 I find |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| life | ψυχὴν | psychēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| will lose | ἀπολέσει | apolesei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| it | αὐτήν | autēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| whoever | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| loses | ἀπολέσας | apolesas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| life | ψυχὴν | psychēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| for My sake | ἕνεκεν | heneken | Preposition | G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore |
| will find | εὑρήσει | heurēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| it | αὐτήν | autēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 12:25 · Mark 8:35–36 · Luke 17:33 · Matthew 16:25–26 · Luke 9:24 · Revelation 2:10 · Philippians 1:20–21 · 2 Timothy 4:6–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.