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35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel[a] will save it.(A)

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  1. 8:35 For my sake and that of the gospel: Mark here, as at Mk 10:29 equates Jesus with the gospel.

24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.(A)

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25 Whoever loves his life[a] loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.(A)

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  1. 12:25 His life: the Greek word psychē refers to a person’s natural life. It does not mean “soul,” for Hebrew anthropology did not postulate body/soul dualism in the way that is familiar to us.