Matthew 16:26

New International Reader's Version

What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? Or what can anyone trade for their soul?

Cross References

Job 2:4

Satan replied, “A man will give everything he has to save himself. So Job is willing to give up the lives of his family to save his own life.

Job 27:8

What hope do ungodly people have when their lives are cut short? What hope do they have when God takes away their lives?

Matthew 16:25

Whoever wants to save their life will lose it. But whoever loses their life for me will find it.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory. His angels will come with him. And he will reward everyone in keeping with what they have done.

Matthew 5:29

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

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Luke 16:25

“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember what happened in your lifetime. You received your good things. Lazarus received bad things. Now he is comforted here, and you are in terrible pain.

Luke 9:25

What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses or gives up their very self?