Luke 17:33

33 quicumque quaesierit animam suam salvare perdet illam et qui perdiderit illam vivificabit eam

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).

Luke 17:33 In-Context

31 in illa hora qui fuerit in tecto et vasa eius in domo ne descendat tollere illa et qui in agro similiter non redeat retro

32 memores estote uxoris Loth

33 quicumque quaesierit animam suam salvare perdet illam et qui perdiderit illam vivificabit eam

34 dico vobis illa nocte erunt duo in lecto uno unus adsumetur et alter relinquetur

35 duae erunt molentes in unum una adsumetur et altera relinquetur duo in agro unus adsumetur et alter relinquetur