Luke 17:33 meaning and explanation

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

Luke 17:33, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus says this to His disciples while teaching about the day the Son of Man is revealed. He has just pointed to Lot’s wife, who looked back at what she was leaving, and He warns that clutching at your life in that decisive moment means losing it.

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