always find them; he shall lose that which he wishes always to keep, and prepare his soul for eternal damnation." Rabanus Maurus: " Otherwise; He who seeks an immortal life, does not hesitate to lose his life, that is, to offer it to death. But either sense suits equally well with that which follows, And whoso shall lose his life for my sake shall find it." Saint Remigius: " That is, he who in confession of My name in time of persecution despises this temporal world, its joys, and pleasures, shall find eternal salvation for his soul." Hilary of Poitiers: " Thus the gain of life brings death, the loss of life brings salvation; for by the sacrifice of this short life we gain the reward of immortality." References External links Other translations of Matthew 10:39 at BibleHub 010:39