Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
For what will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose 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?
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?
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 wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, and that of the good news, shall save it. 36 For what will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his life? 37 for what is the exchange for his life?
Names
Cross References
Matthew 4:8-10
Again the devil took him away on a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,
Matthew 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his life? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?
Luke 9:25
For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and destroys himself, or loses his life?
Luke 12:19-20
and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years rest, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.
Luke 16:19-23
There was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.
Romans 6:21
What fruit had you therefore then in things of which you are now ashamed? for the end of them is death.
Philippians 3:7-9
But whatever things were my gain, these I have considered a loss for the sake of Christ.
Hebrews 11:24-26
By faith Moses when he became a man refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,
James 1:9-11
But let the brother that is humble rejoice in his exaltation,
Revelation 18:7-8
as much as she glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much distress and sorrow give her. For she says in her mind, I sit a queen and am not a widow and I see not sorrow.