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Luke 17:33

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33 Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it.
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Luke 17:33 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:33

Whosoever shall seek to save his life
By fleeing to some strong hold, or by continuing in the metropolis, and strongest city in the nation, Jerusalem:

shall lose it:
there he will be in the greatest danger:

and whosoever shall lose his life;
or expose it to danger, by fleeing to the mountains, or going to Pella, a small town beyond Jordan, of no strength, and where there might be thought no security;

shall preserve it; he shall be safe; (See Gill on Matthew 16:25).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 17:33 In-Context

31 On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
33 Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it.
34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
35 There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left."
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.