LUKE 17:33 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]Anyone who tries to save their live will lose it, and anyone who’s sacrificed their lifestyle, will retain life.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, but whoever will lose it will preserve it.

UST Anyone who continues in his own way of living will die. But anyone who leaves his old way of living for my sake will live forever.

BSB Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses [his life] will preserve it.

MSB Whoever tries to save[fn] his life will lose it, but whoever loses [his life] will preserve it.

BLB Whoever may seek to save his life will lose it; but whoever will lose it will preserve it.

AICNT {Whoever seeks [to preserve][fn] his life will lose it},[fn] {but}[fn] whoever loses it will {give it life}.[fn]

17:33, to preserve: 𝔓75 B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Absent from D(05). ‖ Some manuscripts read “save.” ℵ(01) A(02) W(032) Latin(a b e ff² i) BYZ TR

17:33, Whoever seeks to preserve his life...: 𝔓75 B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it.” ℵ(01) A(02) W(032) BYZ TR ‖ Some manuscripts read “Whoever wishes to bring life to his soul will lose it.” D(05) Syriac(sy^s sy^c sy^p)

17:33, but: 𝔓75 ℵ(01) B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “and.” A(02) D(05) W(032) BYZ TR

17:33, give it life: Some manuscripts read “save it.” Latin(a b ff² i)

OEB Whoever is eager to get the most out of their life will lose it; but whoever will lose it will preserve it.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

LSV Whoever may seek to save his life, will lose it; and whoever may lose it, will preserve it.

FBV If you try to hold on to your life you'll lose it; but if you lose your life you'll save it.

TCNT Whoever seeks to [fn]save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

17:33 save ¦ keep CT

T4T Anyone who wants to hold onto his life and his possessions will not receive eternal life. But anyone who is willing to die for my sake will live eternally.

LEB Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it[fn] will keep it.

17:33 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.

Moff Whoever tries to secure his life will lose it,
⇔ and whoever loses it will preserve it.

Wymth Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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

DRA Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it.

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

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

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

SLT Whoever should seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose it, shall preserve it alive.

Wbstr Whoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it.

KJB-1769 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

KJB-1611 Whosoeuer shall seeke to saue his life, shall lose it, and whosoeuer shall lose his life, shall preserue it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Whosoeuer wyll go about to saue his lyfe, shall loose it: and whosoeuer shall loose his lyfe, shall quicken it.
(Whosoever will go about to save his life, shall loose it: and whosoever shall loose his life, shall quicken/bring_back_to_life it.)

Gnva Whosoeuer will seeke to saue his soule, shall loose it: and whosoeuer shall loose it, shall get it life.
(Whosoever will seek to save his soul, shall loose it: and whosoever shall loose it, shall get it life. )

Cvdl Who so euer goeth aboute to saue his life, shal lose it: and who so euer shal lose it, shal saue it.
(Whoso/Whoever ever goeth/goes about to save his life, shall lose it: and whoso/whoever ever shall lose it, shall save it.)

TNT Whosoever will goo about to save his lyfe shall loose it: And whosoever shall loose his lyfe shall save it.
(Whosoever will go about to save his life shall loose it: And whosoever shall loose his life shall save it. )

Wycl Who euer seketh to make his lijf saaf, schal leese it; and who euer leesith it, schal quykene it.
(Who ever seeketh/seeks to make his life safe, shall lose it; and who ever leesith it, shall quicken/bring_back_to_life it.)

Luth Wer da suchet seine SeeLE zu erhalten, der wird sie verlieren; und wer sie verlieren wird, der wird ihr zum Leben helfen.
(Who there seeks his soul to/for receive/obtain, the/of_the becomes they/she/them lose/shed(v); and who they/she/them lose/shed(v) becomes, the/of_the becomes you(pl)/their/her for_the life help.)

ClVg Quicumque quæsierit animam suam salvam facere, perdet illam: et quicumque perdiderit illam, vivificabit eam.[fn]
(Whoever whichsierit the_soul his_own has_saved to_do, will_destroy her: and whoever will_lose her, will_revive her. )

17.33 Quicunque. Qui vitam carnalem (negando Christum) in mundo salvare voluerit, in futuro perdet eam; vel qui æternam salutem animæ quærit, non dubitet eam dare ad mortem hujus temporis.

17.33 Whoever. Who life carnalem (negando Christ/Messiah) in/into/on to_the_world to_save wanted, in/into/on future will_destroy her; or who/which eternal health soul seeks, not/no dubitet her dare to death of_this time.

UGNT ὃς ἐὰν ζητήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ περιποιήσασθαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν; ὃς δ’ ἂν ἀπολέσει, ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν.
(hos ean zaʸtaʸsaʸ taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou peripoiaʸsasthai, apolesei autaʸn; hos d’ an apolesei, zōiogonaʸsei autaʸn.)

SBL-GNT ὃς ἐὰν ζητήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ⸀περιποιήσασθαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν, ⸂ὃς δʼ ἂν⸃ ⸀ἀπολέσῃ ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν.
(hos ean zaʸtaʸsaʸ taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou ⸀peripoiaʸsasthai apolesei autaʸn, ⸂hos dʼ an⸃ ⸀apolesaʸ zōiogonaʸsei autaʸn.)

RP-GNT Ὃς ἐὰν ζητήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· καὶ ὃς ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ αὐτὴν ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν.
(Hos ean zaʸtaʸsaʸ taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou sōsai apolesei autaʸn; kai hos ean apolesaʸ autaʸn zōiogonaʸsei autaʸn.)

TC-GNT Ὃς ἐὰν ζητήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ [fn]σῶσαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· [fn]καὶ ὃς ἐὰν [fn]ἀπολέσῃ [fn]αὐτὴν ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν.
(Hos ean zaʸtaʸsaʸ taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou sōsai apolesei autaʸn; kai hos ean apolesaʸ autaʸn zōiogonaʸsei autaʸn. )

17:33 σωσαι ¦ περιποιησασθαι CT

17:33 και ος εαν ¦ ος δ αν CT

17:33 απολεση ¦ απολεσει WH

17:33 αυτην ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 17:20–37: Jesus taught about the time when the kingdom of God will come

The Greek text does not indicate when Jesus said the words in this section. Scholars believe that he said them during the same time period as the last section. During this time, Jesus was making his final journey to Jerusalem. The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God would come. Jesus answered by describing the way the Son of Man, the Messiah, will return to earth. He will return suddenly, and it will be obvious to everyone that he has returned. Jesus compared his return to how suddenly the flood came in the time of Noah and how suddenly Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed in the time of Lot.

Examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus taught about when the Son of Man will come

The coming of the Kingdom of God

Parallel passages are in Matthew 24:17–18, 24:23–28, 24:37–41, and Mark 13:14–16, 13:19–23.

Paragraph 17:31–33

In this paragraph Jesus told his disciples that they must not delay to take any of their possessions when he returns. There are two ways to interpret this instruction:

Jesus was speaking in a figurative way. He warned that a person must not be concerned about possessions when he (Jesus) returns.
Jesus was speaking literally. Jesus warned that they must not delay to take their possessions, but instead, they must flee from danger that is coming.

English versions are ambiguous. It is recommended that you also translate in an ambiguous way so that either interpretation may be understood. If that is not possible, it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).Commentators who follow this interpretation include Arndt, Erdman, Geldenhuys, Godet, Plummer, Lenski, Liefeld, Green, Marshall, Hendriksen, Nolland, Tolbert, TH, and Morris. This context in Luke is different from the one in Mark, where Jesus’ disciples should flee from the destruction of Jerusalem. Here in Luke, Jesus is returning, and no one can run from him.

17:33

This verse is very similar to 9:24. See the notes there (9:24a and 9:24b). It is also similar to Mark 8:35. Jesus talked about two types of “life” in this verse: physical, earthly life without God and eternal life with God. It is important to understand this difference in order to understand the verse.

Jesus was talking about two kinds of people:

Some people continue to control what they do here on earth and do not submit to God. Those people will lose the opportunity to live eternally with him.
Some people submit to God and follow his will here on earth. They will live eternally with God.

17:33a

Whoever tries to save his life will lose it,

The people who strive to preserve/protect their lives will never receive/gain eternal life with God.
If a person seeks to keep on living and is not willing to die for me, that person forfeits life with God.

Whoever tries to save his life: The clause Whoever tries to save his life refers to any person who is determined to continue living. Such a person is not willing to suffer and die for Jesus. Instead, he wants to save or preserve his own way of life. Some ways to translate this clause are:

whoever seeks to protect his own life

If you cling to your life (NLT)

a person who wants to guard his life on this earth

People who try to save their lives (CEV)

See save, Meaning 1, in the Glossary.The Greek verb that the BSB translates as “save” occurs only here in the NT. It has virtually the same meaning in this context as the Greek verb that is often translated as “save.” (Some Greek manuscripts have the verb “save” here. Although the other text is preferred, translators may use whichever verb expresses the meaning most naturally here. See Metzger (p. 167) for more information.)

In some languages it may be necessary to translate life as a verb. For example:

whoever tries/seeks to continue living

will lose it: The phrase will lose it refers to losing true life, which is life with God that lasts forever. A person who loses his life in this sense will fail to experience it either here on earth or in heaven after he dies. He will eventually lose his physical life because no one can live forever. He will also forfeit the opportunity to gain true life with God.

In some languages, a literal translation of lose may imply that a person misplaces something and is unable to find it. It may also imply that a person who already has eternal life will lose it. Be careful to avoid both these implications. Some ways to express the correct meaning are:

will forfeit true life

will lose the opportunity to gain eternal life

will not gain life with God

will not be able to live forever with God

17:33b

but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

But the people who surrender their lives will receive eternal life with God.
But if a person is willing to die for me, that person will live with God forever.

but whoever loses his life will preserve it: This clause indicates that a person who willingly gives up his life on earth will gain eternal life with God in heaven. Other ways to translate this clause are:

…those who lose their lives will save them. (GW)

…and if you let your life go, you will save it. (NLT)

And that person who does not set his heart on his life…he will be given life without end.

The parallel passage in Mark 8:35 says “whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel.” The context here in Luke also implies that Jesus referred to his disciples who lose their lives for him. In some languages it may be necessary to make that explicit.Several back translations on TW make this information explicit. For example: “But whoever lets-go of his desires because of his following of Me, even if it kills him, he is the one who will get eternal life” (Uma). “But whoever does not cherish/love his life because of me, even though he dies he has life forever” (Yakan). “And that person who does not set his heart on his life, because he wants to follow me, he will be given life without end” (Western Bukidnon Manobo). “But the one who dies because of his faith in me, he will have life that has no end” (Kankanaey). For example:

who loses his life for me will save it

whoever is willing to die for me will gain eternal life