Est 4:14, Joh 12:25 | Barnes

Esther 4:14

John 12:25

Verse 25. He that loveth his life, &c. This was a favorite principle, a sort of axiom with the Lord Jesus, which he applied to himself as well as to his followers. Mt 10:39. Lk 9:24.

(x) "loveth his life" Mt 10:39, 16:25, Mk 8:35, Lk 9:24, 17:33