Matthew 16:26 “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits hi…”

Matthew 16:26

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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?

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?

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?

Geneva Bible 1599

For what shall it profite a man though he should winne the whole worlde, if hee lose his owne soule? or what shall a man giue for recompence of his soule?

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?

Young's 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?

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?

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Cross references

“what is”

Luke 9:25 Matthew 5:29 Job 2:4 Mark 8:36

Luke 9:25 · BSB

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

Matthew 5:29 · BSB

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Job 2:4 · BSB

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

Mark 8:36 · BSB

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

“gain”

Job 27:8 Luke 12:20 Luke 16:25 Matthew 4:8 Matthew 4:9

Job 27:8 · BSB

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Luke 12:20 · BSB

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

Luke 16:25 · BSB

But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

Matthew 4:8 · BSB

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Matthew 4:9 · BSB

“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

“or”

Psalm 49:7 Psalm 49:8 Mark 8:37

Psalm 49:7 · BSB

No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

Psalm 49:8 · BSB

For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

Mark 8:37 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Read Matthew 16