Mark 8:36

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Mark 8:36

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

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ASV

American Standard Version

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and to lose his soul?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Mark 8

³⁴ Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

³⁵ For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

³⁶ What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

³⁷ Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

³⁸ If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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