凡欲苟全其生者、失之；惟自舍其生者、能保其生。

凡想要保全生命的，必丧掉生命；凡丧掉生命的，必救活生命。

凡想保全性命的，要丧失性命；凡丧失性命的，要保存性命。

凡想保全性命的，要丧失性命；凡丧失性命的，要保存性命。

想保全生命的，必丧失生命；丧失生命的，必保全生命。

凡是想保全生命的，必丧掉生命；凡是牺牲生命的，却必保全生命。

凡想要保全自己生命的，将失去生命；凡失去自己生命的，将保存生命。

凡想要保全生命的，必喪掉生命；凡喪掉生命的，必救活生命。

凡想保全性命的，要喪失性命；凡喪失性命的，要保存性命。

凡想保全性命的，要喪失性命；凡喪失性命的，要保存性命。

想保全生命的，必喪失生命；喪失生命的，必保全生命。

凡是想保全生命的，必喪掉生命；凡是犧牲生命的，卻必保全生命。

凡尋求保全自己性命的、必失掉性命；凡失掉性命的、必保存性命以活着。

凡想要保全自己生命的，將失去生命；凡失去自己生命的，將保存生命。

欲救其生者、必喪之、喪之者、必存之、

欲救生命者、反喪之、喪之者、反存之、

凡欲救生命者、反喪之、喪之者、反全之、

Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it. Whoever loses their life will keep it.

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

If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.

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

Whoever strives to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it.

Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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

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

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

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

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

終為一粒、既化則結實累累矣。惜其生者失其生、惟在世不惜其生者、能保之以達永生。

自保其生者、失之；惟為我捨生者、得之。

欲救其生者、將喪其生；為予及福音而舍其生者、終必獲生。人雖富有天下、苟失其生、亦有何益？且更將以何物易其生乎？

凡惜其生者、失之；惟為予而捨其生者、得之；

蓋欲自保其生者、反將失之、惟為予之故、而舍其生者、克保其生。人即富有天下、而喪亡其真我、亦有何益？

爾今後尚將遭受苦難；望爾毋餒。爾其識之。惡魔將投爾中若干人於獄；此所以予爾以磨練耳。且爾將受難十日、望爾忠貞至死、吾當加爾以生命之榮冠。