Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
What good does it do a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit 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?
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?
Godbey New Testament
For what is a man profited, gaining the whole world, and losing or forfeiting 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 whoever wants to preserve his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will preserve it. 25 What good does it do a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself? 26 For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teaching the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes with all the glory of his Father and of the holy angels.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 13:48
When it was full, they dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets and threw the bad away.
Matthew 13:50
and throw them into the blazing furnace. There they will wail and grind their teeth.
Matthew 16:26
For what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but parts with his life? What can a man give to buy back his life?
Mark 8:36
For what good does it do a man to gain the whole world and yet part with his life?
Mark 9:43-48
If your hand makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life maimed, than go with both your hands to the pit, into the fire that cannot be put out.
Luke 4:5-7
And he took him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
Luke 12:19-21
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '
Luke 16:24-25
And he called to him and said, 'Father Abraham! take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in torment, here in the flames!'
Acts 1:18
(This man bought a piece of land with the money paid him for his treachery, and his body swelled up and burst open in the middle and all his vitals poured out.
Acts 1:25
to take this place of service as an apostle which Judas left to go where he belonged."
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.
2 Peter 2:15-17
They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,
Revelation 18:7-8
The more she has given herself to pride and luxury the more you must give her torture and grief. Because she says to herself, 'I sit on a throne; I am not a widow, I shall never have any sorrow,'