Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

For what benefit will it be to a man to gain the whole world and fail to gain the higher life?

New American Standard Bible

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

King James Version

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Holman Bible

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

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

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world [with all its pleasures], and forfeit his soul?

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?

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?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

ὠφελέω 
Opheleo 
Usage: 8

a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

if
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

he shall gain
κερδαίνω 
Kerdaino 
gain, win, get gain, vr gain
Usage: 9

the
κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109

ὅλος 
Holos 
Usage: 83

κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ζημιόω 
Zemioo 
Usage: 3


Usage: 0

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus

35 For whoever wants to save his higher life, will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for me and for the good news, will save the higher life. 36  For what benefit will it be to a man to gain the whole world and fail to gain the higher life? 37 For what price can a man give to buy back life?


Cross References

Matthew 4:8-10

Again the devil took him up on a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, and their splendor,

Matthew 16:26

For what benefit will it be to a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his higher life? What price would a man pay to buy back his life?

Luke 9:25

For what benefit will it be to a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?

Luke 12:19-20

Then I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Go on taking your ease; continue to eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

Luke 16:19-23

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in dazzling luxury every day.

Romans 6:21

What benefit did you then derive from doing the things of which you are now ashamed? None, for they end in death.

Philippians 3:7-9

But for Christ's sake I have counted all that was gain to me as loss.

Hebrews 11:24-26

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

James 1:9-11

Let the poor brother of lowly station rejoice in his exalted station as a Christian,

Revelation 18:7-8

To the same degree in which she has lived in splendor and luxury, give her torture and tears. Because she is always boasting in her heart, 'I sit enthroned as queen; I am not a widow, I shall never experience any sorrow' --

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