Luke 17:33
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.”
ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
ζητέω
shall seek
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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ὅς
Whoever
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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ζωογονέω
will preserve
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ζωογονέω
to engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death
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περιποιέομαι
to gain
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περιποιέομαι
to make around oneself, i.e. acquire (buy)
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