Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world, but destroys himself or is lost?
A Conservative Version
For what is a man benefited, having gained the whole world, but having lost or having forfeited himself?
American Standard Version
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world [i.e., of material things] and [yet] loses [his spiritual life] or gives himself up [to spiritual ruin]?
Anderson New Testament
For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and destroy himself, or be lost?
Bible in Basic English
For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
Common New Testament
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?
Daniel Mace New Testament
what advantage is it for a man to have gain'd the whole world, if he himself runs into utter loss and ruin?
Godbey New Testament
For what is a man profited, gaining the whole world, and losing or forfeiting himself?
Goodspeed New Testament
What good does it do a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?
John Wesley New Testament
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whble world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Julia Smith Translation
For what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost himself, or having been damaged?
King James 2000
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or suffer loss?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what is a person benefited [if he] gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
Modern King James verseion
For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and loses himself, or is cast away?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself?
Moffatt New Testament
What profit will it be for a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?
Montgomery New Testament
"For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?
NET Bible
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
New Heart English Bible
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
Noyes New Testament
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit himself?
Sawyer New Testament
For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and destroys himself, or loses his life?
The Emphasized Bible
For what doth a man profit, who hath gained the whole world, but hath lost, or been made to forfeit, himself?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?
Twentieth Century New Testament
What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself?
Webster
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Weymouth New Testament
Why, what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world, but to have lost or forfeited his own self.
Williams New Testament
For what benefit will it be to a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?
World English Bible
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
Worrell New Testament
For what is a man profited, in having gained the whole world, but having lost or forfeited himself?
Worsley New Testament
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be destroyed?
Youngs Literal Translation
for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?
Themes
Denial » Denying yourself for jesus Christ
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Life » Who shall lose their life
Life » Lessons of » Precious, regarded by Christ as
Life » Who shall save their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
Profit » What is not profitable
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Salvation » Who shall save their life
Shame » Those that are ashamed of jesus Christ
Shame » Who jesus Christ will be ashamed of
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable
Stoicism » Jesus requires self-denial and "crosses,"
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
Topics
Interlinear
De
heautou
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 9:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
24 for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it. 25 For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself? 26 For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 49:6-8
They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...
Matthew 13:48
which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.
Matthew 13:50
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 16:26
For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
Mark 9:43-48
And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;
Luke 4:5-7
And the devil, leading him up into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time.
Luke 12:19-21
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
Luke 16:24-25
And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
Acts 1:18
(This man then indeed got a field with the reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
Acts 1:25
to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest after having preached to others I should be myself rejected.
2 Peter 2:15-17
having left the straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;
Revelation 18:7-8
So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief: