Parallel Verses
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 26 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? 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
Cross References
Psalm 49:7-8
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Luke 12:20
"But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared?whose will they be?'
Job 2:4
Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Matthew 4:8-9
Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
Matthew 5:29
And if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Mark 8:36-37
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
Luke 9:25
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
Luke 16:25
"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.