KJV: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
YLT: 'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Darby: He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.
ASV: He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
ὁ | The [one] |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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εὑρὼν | having found |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: εὑρίσκω Sense: to come upon, hit upon, to meet with. |
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ψυχὴν | life |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: ψυχή Sense: breath. |
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αὐτοῦ | of him |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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ἀπολέσει | will lose |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀπόλλυμι Sense: to destroy. |
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ἀπολέσας | having lost |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἀπόλλυμι Sense: to destroy. |
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ἕνεκεν | on account of |
Parse: Preposition Root: εἵνεκεν Sense: on account of, for the sake of, for. |
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ἐμοῦ | Me |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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εὑρήσει | will find |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εὑρίσκω Sense: to come upon, hit upon, to meet with. |
Greek Commentary for Matthew 10:39
This paradox appears in four forms according to Allen (1) Matthew 10:39 (2) Mark 8:35; Matthew 16:25; Luke 9:24 (3) Luke 17:33 (4) John 12:25. The Wisdom of Sirach (Hebrew text) in 51:26 has: “He that giveth his life findeth her (wisdom).” It is one of the profound sayings of Christ that he repeated many times. Plato (Gorgias 512) has language somewhat similar though not so sharply put. The article and aorist participles here (ο ευρων ο απολεσας ho heurōn ο δεχομενος ho apolesas) are timeless in themselves just like ho dechomenos in Matthew 10:40 and Matthew 10:41. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 10:39
This paradox appears in four forms according to Allen (1) Matthew 10:39 (2) Mark 8:35; Matthew 16:25; Luke 9:24 (3) Luke 17:33 (4) John 12:25. The Wisdom of Sirach (Hebrew text) in 51:26 has: “He that giveth his life findeth her (wisdom).” It is one of the profound sayings of Christ that he repeated many times. Plato (Gorgias 512) has language somewhat similar though not so sharply put. The article and aorist participles here (ο ευρων ο απολεσας ho heurōn ο δεχομενος ho apolesas) are timeless in themselves just like ho dechomenos in Matthew 10:40 and Matthew 10:41. [source]
The sarcasm is true, though they do not know its full significance. If he had saved himself now, he could not have saved any one. The paradox is precisely the philosophy of life proclaimed by Jesus himself (Matthew 10:39). [source]