Parallel Verses
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?
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?
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?
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 wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life--that man shall save it. 25 What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his Glory and the Glory of the father and of the holy angels.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 13:48
When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless ones away.
Matthew 13:50
And 'will throw them into the fiery furnace,' where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
Matthew 16:26
What good will it do a man to gain the whole world, if he forfeits his life? or what will a man give that is of equal value with his life?
Mark 8:36
What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Mark 9:43-48
If your hand proves a snare to you, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter the Life maimed, than to have both your hands and go into the Pit, into the inextinguishable fire.
Luke 4:5-7
And the Devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him:
Luke 12:19-21
And I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.'
Luke 16:24-25
So he called out 'Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.'
Acts 1:18
(This man had bought a piece of land with the price of his treachery; and, falling heavily, his body had burst open, and all his bowels protruded.
Acts 1:25
To take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place."
1 Corinthians 9:27
No, I bruise my body and make it my slave, lest I, who have called others to the contest, should myself be rejected.
2 Peter 2:15-17
Leaving the straight road, they have gone astray and followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on the reward for wrong-doing,
Revelation 18:7-8
for her self-glorification and her luxury, give her now an equal measure of torture and misery. In her heart she says 'I sit here a queen; no widow am I; I shall never know misery.'