Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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?
What is
Or
General references
Bible References
What is
Matthew 5:29
If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit.
Mark 8:36
What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Luke 9:25
What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself?
Gain
Matthew 4:8
The third time, the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and, showing him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, said to him:
Luke 12:20
But God said to the man 'Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared--who will have it?'
Luke 16:25
'Child,' answered Abraham, 'remember that you in your lifetime received what you thought desirable, just as Lazarus received what was not desirable; but now he has his consolation here, while you are suffering agony.
Or
Mark 8:37
For what could a man give that is of equal value with his life?
General references
Matthew 10:39
He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.
Philippians 3:7
But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.