Read verse in KJV Bible Reader
John Gill
He that loveth his life shall lose it,.... The sense is, that whoever is so in love with this present temporal life, as to be anxiously careful of it, and takes all precautions to secure it; and rather than to expose it to any danger, chooses to deny the faith of Christ, and desert his cause and interest; as such an one shall not long enjoy this life, so he shall come short of an eternal one: and...
Matthew Henry
It was a melancholy account which we had in the close of the foregoing chapter of the dishonour done to our Lord Jesus, when the scribes and Pharisees proclaimed him a traitor to their church, and put upon him all the marks of ignominy they could: but the story of this chapter balances that, by giving us an account of the honour done to the Redeemer, notwithstanding all that reproach thrown upon...
Charles H. Spurgeon
He that loveth his life shall lose it. If you keep yourself to yourself, you will lose yourself. Joh_12:25. And he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Brethren and sisters in Christ, if we are really to glorify Christ on the earth, we must be willing to lose our reputation, our good name, our comfort, and indeed everything that we have, for Christ’s sake. This is...
Charles H. Spurgeon
I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit He that loveth his life shall lose it; Or, as it should be rendered, “He that loves his life loses it “ That is not the true way to live; and in his selfish attempt to live to himself, he is losing his life.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; The best service you can render to Christ is to imitate him. If you want to do what will please him do as he did.
Charles H. Spurgeon
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Live for this world, and you shall lose this world and the next, too; live for the world to come, and you shall in the highest sense gain both worlds.
Charles H. Spurgeon
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. To hoard your energies will be really to destroy them, like hoarded wheat which in the end becomes useless; but to give up your energies, to expend your life-forces, this is to sow the wheat, and this is the way to ensure the harvest.
Charles H. Spurgeon
He that loveth his life shall lose it: and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. It is an honour to be allowed to serve Christ, but God will bestow still further honour upon those who faithfully serve him.