Save his life (την ψυχην αυτου σωσα). Paradoxical play on word "life" or "soul," using it in two senses. So about "saving" and "lo…

Whosoever will save his life, etc. See Barnes on Matthew 10:39.

Whoever will save his life, ... whoever will lose his life... — There is a subtle distinction in the Greek that English f…

This is the law of self-sacrifice, based on the sacrifice of Christ, and leading up to the complete sacrifice of the redeemed. We are not our own; …

St. John Chrysostom: Peter had said, "Far be it from you, Lord; this shall not happen to you," and had been answered, "Get beh…

For the sense of v.25, see comment on 10:39. Verse 26 furthers the argument by asking twin rhetorical questions, showing the folly of possessing al…

For he who would save his life shall lose it. It is a most appropriate consolation that those who willingly suffer death for Christ's sake…

For whosoever will save his life
Whoever is desirous of preserving himself from troubles, reproaches, persecutions, …

A true disciple of Christ is one who follows him in duty, and will follow him to glory. He is one who walks in the same way Christ walked, is led b…

Above, Peter’s confe ion of Christ’s divinity was related; here, Christ commands silence for a time, specifically, that they do not say that He is …