Matthew Poole and continuators on John 12:25

25 He that loveth his life, shall lose it: and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal .

We had much the same in the other Evangelists, Matth▪ 10.37. Luke 14 26. Some think that our Saviour repeateth it here, to shew, that as Christ first suffered, and then entred into his glory; so his Disciples must also lay the foundation of their glory in their sufferings, and by much tribulation enter into the Kingdom of God: Or what if we should say, That our blessed Lord doth here Prophecy, what sufferings would attend the first Preaching of the Gospel, and incourage his Disciples to what he knew they must meet with and undergo, by letting them know, that the ready way to loose their share in Life Eternal, was to be so fo[illegible: 1 letter]d of this Life, and the comforts of it, as not to be ready to lay them down for him: but if any person hated, that is, les[illegible: 1 letter] loved his Life, and all that in this World is dear to him, than Christ and his service, he should, if not be preserved from enemies rage, yet most certainly be recompenced with eternal Life.

Marginal references: Matth. 16.2[illegible: 1 letter] ▪ Mark 8.36. Luke 9.24.