{Shall lose it} (apolesei aut(886e)). This paradox appears in
four forms according to Allen (I)  Mt 10:39  (2)  Mr 8:35  Mt
16:25  Lu 9:24  (3)  Lu 17:33  (4)  Joh 12:25 . _The Wisdom of
Sirach_ (Hebrew text) in 51:26 has: "He that giveth his life
findeth her (wisdom)." It is one of the profound sayings of
Christ that he repeated many times. Plato (_Gorgias_ 512) has
language somewhat similar though not so sharply put. The article
and aorist participles here (ho heur(936e), ho apolesas) are
timeless in themselves just like ho dechomenos in verses  40 
and  41 .