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Mat 16:25. Θέλῃ-σῶσαι, shall wish-to save) It is not said, “shall save, ψυχὴν, soul) The soul is the man in his animal and human capacity.-σῶσαι, to save) sc. naturally.-ἀπολέσει, shall lose) sc. spiritually, or even corporeally.-ἀπολέσῃ, will lose) sc. naturally, having cast away all egoism[768] by self-abnegation. It is not said, shall wish to lose.-ἕνεκεν Ἐμοῦ, for My sake) This is the object of self-abnegation: but many from other causes lose their lives, sc. for their own sake, or that of the world.-εὑρήσει, shall find) In St Mark and St Luke σώσει, it is shall save, shall save sc. spiritually, or even corporeally. The world is full of danger. The soul that is saved is something that has been found.
[768] “Suitate.”-(I. B.)