Luke 17:33 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.”

Luke 17:33 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 17:33 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 17:33 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.”

Luke 17:33 — World English Bible

Luke 17:33 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.”

Luke 17:33 — American Standard Version

Luke 17:33 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.”

Luke 17:33 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 17:33 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.”

Luke 17:33 — Darby Translation

Luke 17:33 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whosoeuer will seeke to saue his soule, shall loose it: and whosoeuer shall loose it, shall get it life.”

Luke 17:33 — Geneva Bible

Luke 17:33 in Context — Luke 17

31 En aquel día, el que estuviere en el terrado, y sus alhajas en casa, no descienda á tomarlas: y el que en el campo, asimismo no vuelva atrás.

32 Acordaos de la mujer de Lot.

33 Cualquiera que procurare salvar su vida, la perderá; y cualquiera que la perdiere, la salvará.

34 Os digo que en aquella noche estarán dos en una cama; el uno será tomado, y el otro será dejado.

35 Dos mujeres estarán moliendo juntas: la una será tomada, y la otra dejada.

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What Does Luke 17:33 Mean?

Luke 17:33 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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