And Satan answered יהוה and said, “Skin for skin, and all that a man has he would give for his life!
Matthew 16:26 - The Scriptures 1998 “For what is a man profited if he gains all the world, and loses his own life? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? What will people give in exchange for their lives? Catholic Public Domain Version For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, yet truly suffers damage to his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? |
And Satan answered יהוה and said, “Skin for skin, and all that a man has he would give for his life!
For what is the expectancy of the defiled one, when He does cut off, when Eloah takes away his life?
“For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it.
“And if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your entire body to be thrown into Gehenna.
“But Elohim said to him, ‘You mindless one! This night your life shall be demanded from you. And who shall own what you have prepared?’
“For what is a man profited if he gains all the world, and is himself destroyed or lost?