Parallel Verses
King James 2000
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?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
because what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
A Conservative Version
For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
American Standard Version
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For what benefit is it to a person if he gains the whole world [of material things] but [has to] give up his life [i.e., all the spiritual blessings]? Or what should a person give in exchange for his life?
Anderson New Testament
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as the ransom of his life?
Bible in Basic English
For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Common New Testament
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Daniel Mace New Testament
what advantage is it to a man to gain the whole world at the price of his life? or what would not a man pay down to preserve his life?
Darby Translation
For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Godbey New Testament
For what is a man profited, if he may gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Goodspeed New Testament
For what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but parts with his life? What can a man give to buy back his life?
John Wesley New Testament
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?
Julia Smith Translation
For what is a man profited, if he should gain the whole world, and injure his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Lexham Expanded Bible
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?
Modern King James verseion
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?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?
Moffatt New Testament
What profit will it be if a man gains the whole world and forfeits his own soul? What will a man offer as an equivalent for his soul?
Montgomery New Testament
What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
NET Bible
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
New Heart English Bible
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Noyes New Testament
For what will a man be profited, if be gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
Sawyer New Testament
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?
The Emphasized Bible
For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For what would a man be advantaged, though he could gain the whole world, if he should suffer the loss of his soul? or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul?
Twentieth Century New Testament
What good will it do a man to gain the whole world, if he forfeits his life? or what will a man give that is of equal value with his life?
Webster
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?
Weymouth New Testament
Why, what benefit will it be to a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give to buy back his life?
Williams New Testament
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?
World English Bible
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Worrell New Testament
for what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul? or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?
Worsley New Testament
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul?
Youngs Literal Translation
for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Foretells his own death and resurrection (near caesarea philippi)
Jews, the » Despised all strangers
Life » Lessons of » Precious, regarded by Christ as
Profit » What is not profitable
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Self-denial » Danger of neglecting
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 16:26
Images Matthew 16:26
Prayers for Matthew 16:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Taking Up One's Cross To Follow Jesus
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 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? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Cross References
Psalm 49:7-8
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?
Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have prepared?
Job 2:4
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has will he give for his life.
Matthew 4:8-9
Again, the devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Matthew 5:29
And if your right eye causes you to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.
Mark 8:36-37
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own life?
Luke 9:25
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or suffer loss?
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.