Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?
A Conservative Version
For what will it profit a man if he should gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
American Standard Version
For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For what would it benefit a person to gain the whole world [i.e., of material things] and give up his life [i.e., of spiritual blessings]?
Anderson New Testament
For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own life?
Bible in Basic English
What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
Common New Testament
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
Daniel Mace New Testament
what advantage is it for a man to gain the whole world with the loss of his life?
Darby Translation
For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
Godbey New Testament
For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Goodspeed New Testament
For what good does it do a man to gain the whole world and yet part with his life?
John Wesley New Testament
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Julia Smith Translation
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and injure his soul
King James 2000
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own life?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Modern King James verseion
For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul?
Moffatt New Testament
What profit is it for a man to gain the whole world and to forfeit his soul?
Montgomery New Testament
For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own life?
NET Bible
For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?
New Heart English Bible
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
Noyes New Testament
For what doth it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
Sawyer New Testament
For what will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his life?
The Emphasized Bible
For, what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and be made to forfeit his life?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul?
Twentieth Century New Testament
What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Webster
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul:
Weymouth New Testament
Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Williams New Testament
For what benefit will it be to a man to gain the whole world and fail to gain the higher life?
World English Bible
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
Worrell New Testament
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul?
Worsley New Testament
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Youngs Literal Translation
for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » One blind man cured
Life » Who shall lose their life
Losing and things lost » Who shall lose their life
spiritual Loss » Causes of » Worldliness
Profit » What is not profitable
Profit and loss » Spiritual loss causes of » Worldliness
Topics
Interlinear
References
American
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 8:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
35
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
36
Names
Cross References
Job 2:4
And Satan answered the LORD and said, Skin for skin, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Job 22:2
Can a man be profitable unto God? For he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
Psalm 49:17
for in his death he shall carry nothing away; nor shall his glory descend after him.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places; in desolation thou shalt cause them to fall.
Malachi 3:14
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, and what profit is it that we have kept his law and that we walk mournfully before the LORD of the hosts?
Matthew 4:8-10
Again, the devil took him up into an exceeding high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them
Matthew 16:26
For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Luke 9:25
For what is a man advantaged if he gains the whole world, having destroyed himself or having suffered the loss of himself?
Luke 12:19-20
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 16:19-23
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day;
Romans 6:21
What fruit had ye then in those things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Philippians 3:7-9
But those things which were gain to me, I counted loss for Christ.
Hebrews 11:24-26
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
James 1:9-11
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in his high status;
Revelation 18:7-8
As much as she has glorified herself and lived deliciously, give her that much torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.