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Whoeverὃς ἐὰνseeksζητήσῃto preserveπεριποιήσασθαιhisαὐτοῦlifeτὴν ψυχὴνwill loseἀπολέσειit,αὐτήνbutδ’whoeverὃς ἂνloses itἀπολέσῃwill keepζῳογονήσειitαὐτήνalive.ζῳογονήσει
Luke 17:33
Study it in the app“Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will keep it alive.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 17:33, word by word
- seeksζητήσῃzētēsēi
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zētēsēi” appears- to preserveπεριποιήσασθαιperipoiēsasthai
preserve
To keep something safe for oneself.
Where else “peripoiēsasthai” appears- lifeψυχὴνpsychēn
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychēn” appears- will loseἀπολέσειapolesei
lose
To be left without something or someone one had.
Where else “apolesei” appears- will keepζῳογονήσειzōiogonēsei
preserve alive
Keep alive, preserve life; give life.
Where else “zōiogonēsei” appears
The context
32Remember Lot’s wife.
33 · This verse (above)
34I tell you, on this night there will be two on one bed; the one will be taken and the other will be left.
To study Luke 17 in a group
1. What it says
Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)
2. What it means
Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?
3. How I live it
Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?