Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
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?
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 whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it. 36 For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 37 For what can a person give in exchange for his life?
Names
Cross References
Job 2:4
Then Satan answered him and said, "Skin for skin! All that {that} man has he will give for his life.
Job 22:2
"Can a man be of use to God? Yes, can [the] wise be of use to him?
Psalm 49:17
because when he dies he will not take [away] any [of it]. His wealth will not follow down after him.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.
Malachi 3:14
You have said, '[It is] useless to serve God! What [is the] gain if we keep his requirements, and if we walk as mourners {before} Yahweh of hosts?
Matthew 4:8-10
Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
Matthew 16:26
For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
Luke 9:25
For what is a person benefited [if he] gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
Luke 12:19-20
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '
Luke 16:19-23
"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.
Romans 6:21
Therefore what sort of fruit did you have then, about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those [things] [is] death.
Philippians 3:7-9
But whatever [things] were gain to me, these [things] I have considered loss because of Christ.
Hebrews 11:24-26
By faith Moses, [when he] was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
James 1:9-11
Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,
Revelation 18:7-8
As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give to her so much torment and mourning, because in her heart she said, 'I sit as a queen, and am not a widow, and I will never see mourning!'