Matthew 16:25 in the King James Version
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Context
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?