Mark 8:36

New Living Translation

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?

Cross References

Job 2:4

Satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.

Job 22:2

“Can a person do anything to help God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?

Psalm 49:17

For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.

Malachi 3:14

“You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?

Matthew 16:26

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

Mark 8:35

If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.

Mark 8:37

Is anything worth more than your soul?

Luke 9:25

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?

Romans 6:21

And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.