Mark 8:36

Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

35For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

37For what could a man give to buy back his life?

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Cross References

Matthew 16:26Why, 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?

Luke 12:19and I will say to my life, "`Life, you have ample possessions laid up for many years to come: take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself.'

Romans 6:21At that time, then, what benefit did you get from conduct which you now regard with shame? Why, such things finally result in death.

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:28-38

Peter's Enlightened Testimony; Peter Rebuked. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, that the… Read the whole commentary →

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