Luke 9:25
What do you benefit by gaining the whole world if you end up lost or destroyed?
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In The King James Version
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
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Cross References
Matthew 13:48When it was full it was dragged ashore. The good fish were put into baskets while the bad ones were thrown away.
Matthew 16:26What benefit is it for you to gain the whole world, yet lose your life? What would you give in exchange for your life?
Mark 9:43If your hand leads you to sin, cut it off! It's better to enter eternal life as a cripple than to go with both hands into Gehenna, into the fire that can't be put out.
Luke 12:19Then I'll tell myself: You have enough to live on for many years, so take life easy: eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!’
Acts 1:18(Judas had bought a field with his ill-gotten gains. There he fell down headfirst, and his body burst apart, spilling out all his intestines.
1 Corinthians 9:27I also treat my body severely to bring it under my control, for I don't want somehow to be disqualified after sharing the good news with everybody else.
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:19-28
Peter's Enlightened Testimony;Self-Denial Enjoined. 18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer… Read the whole commentary →