And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Mark 8:36 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life [in the eternal kingdom of God]? American Standard Version (1901) For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? Common English Bible Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? Catholic Public Domain Version For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, and yet causes harm to his soul? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? |
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
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?
For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?
What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.