Matthew 16:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)26 For what benefit is it to a person if he gains the whole world [of material things] but [has to] give up his life [i.e., all the spiritual blessings]? Or what should a person give in exchange for his life? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176926 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? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition26 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]? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)26 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? See the chapterCommon English Bible26 Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? What will people give in exchange for their lives? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version26 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? See the chapter |
And if your right eye is what ensnares you into falling away [from God], gouge it out and throw it away from you. For it would be better for you to lose a part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. [Note: This is the word “Gehenna,” and because of its Old Testament connotation of burning bodies, II Chron. 33:6, it is used figuratively here, and elsewhere, to describe the place of future, final punishment of the wicked].