요한복음 12장 24-25절

내가 진정으로 진정으로 너희에게 말한다. 밀알 하나가 땅에 떨어져서 죽지 않으면 한 알 그대로 있고, 죽으면 열매를 많이 맺는다. 자기의 목숨을 사랑하는 사람은 잃을 것이요, 이 세상에서 자기의 목숨을 미워하는 사람은, 영생에 이르도록 그 목숨을 보존할 것이다._새번역성경

まことに， まことに， あなたがたに 告げます． 一粒の 麥がもし 地に 落ちて 死ななければ， それは 一つのままです． しかし， もし 死ねば， 豊かな 實を 結びます．自分のいのちを 愛する 者はそれを 失い， この 世でそのいのちを 憎む 者はそれを 保って 永遠のいのちに 至るのです． _新改譯

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. "He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal._NASB

“Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal._The Message