Matthew 16:26

God's Word

What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life?

Cross References

Job 2:4

Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life.

Job 27:8

After all, what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Matthew 16:25

Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will find them.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory. Then he will pay back each person based on what that person has done.

Matthew 5:29

“So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it thrown into hell.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’

Luke 16:25

“Abraham replied, ‘Remember, my child, that you had a life filled with good times, while Lazarus’ life was filled with misery. Now he has peace here, while you suffer.

Luke 9:25

What good does it do for people to win the whole world but lose their lives by destroying them?