ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εὑρὼνheurōnHe that findethεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that findeth”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.He that findethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχὴνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeαὐτοῦautouitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἀπολέσειapoleseihe that losethἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he that loseth”, an action still aheadG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).he that losethαὐτήνautēnhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπολέσαςapolesasto destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχὴνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeαὐτοῦautouitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἕνεκενhenekenbecause ofἕνεκενpreposition — “because of”G1752for the sake of, on account of, on account of which, wherefore, on account of what, why.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.εὑρήσειheurēseito findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to find”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.αὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
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American Standard Version (1901)
He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Young’s Literal Translation
'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
World English Bible
He who seeks his life will lose it ; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it .
Darby Translation
He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Douay-Rheims
He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.
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