Matthew 16:25 repeats the same paradox — losing life to find it — in a different setting.

Matthew 16:26 expands on the value of the soul — gaining the world is worthless compared to losing one's life.

Mark 8:35 is a synoptic parallel — same saying with 'and the gospel's' added to the cost.

Luke 17:33 states this same paradox — trying to save life loses it, losing it preserves it — a direct parallel to Jesus' teaching.

John 12:25 reframes the paradox as loving vs. hating one's life, promising eternal life to those who lose it for Christ.

Philippians 1:21 — 'to die is gain' — directly echoes the principle that losing life for Christ brings gain.

In 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Paul's life poured out as a drink offering exemplifies losing life to receive the crown of righteousness.

Revelation 2:10 promises the victor's crown of life for faithfulness unto death, mirroring the reward for losing one's life.

Daniel 3:18 — Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego refuse to bow, risking death for God — a classic OT example of losing life for faith.

Luke 9:23 directly echoes the call to deny oneself and take up the cross—the same self-sacrifice that leads to finding life in Christ.