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Mark 8:36
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KJ21
For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
ASV
For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
AMP
For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world [with all its pleasures], and forfeit his soul?
AMPC
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life [in the eternal kingdom of God]?
BRG
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
CSB
For what does it benefit someone to gain the whole world and yet lose his life?
CSBA
For what does it benefit someone to gain the whole world and yet lose his life?
CEB
Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives?
CJB
Indeed, what will it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life?
CEV
What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself?
DARBY
For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
DLNT
For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
DRA
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?
ERV
It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost.
EASY
A person may get everything in the whole world for himself. But if he loses his life, it will not be any good for him.
EHV
After all, what good is it for a man to gain the whole world and yet forfeit his soul?
ESV
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
ESVUK
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
EXB
·It is worthless [What good/profit/benefit is it…?] to ·have [gain] the whole world if they ·lose [forfeit] their souls.
GNV
For what shall it profit a man, though he should win the whole world, if he lose his soul?
GW
What good does it do for people to win the whole world yet lose their lives?
GNT
Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not!
HCSB
For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?
ICB
It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he loses his soul.
ISV
What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?
PHILLIPS
Then he called his disciples and the people around him, and said to them, “If anyone wants to follow in my footsteps, he must give up all right to himself, take up his cross and follow me. The man who tries to save his life will lose it; it is the man who loses his life for my sake and the Gospel’s who will save it. What good can it do a man to gain the whole world at the price of his own soul? What can a man offer to buy back his soul once he has lost it? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the Father’s glory with the holy angels around him.”
JUB
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
KJV
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
AKJV
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
LSB
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
LEB
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
TLB
“And how does a man benefit if he gains the whole world and loses his soul in the process?
MSG
Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? What could you ever trade your soul for?
MEV
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?
MOUNCE
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit · his life?
NOG
What good does it do for people to win the whole world yet lose their lives?
NABRE
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
NASB
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
NASB1995
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
NCB
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his very life?
NCV
It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls.
NET
For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?
NIRV
What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul?
NIV
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
NIVUK
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
NKJV
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
NLV
For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul?
NLT
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
NMB
What does it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul?
NRSVA
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
NRSVACE
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
NRSVCE
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
NRSVUE
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
NTFE
After all, what use is it to win the world and lose your life?
OJB
For how is the ben Adam (human being) benefited if he gain the kol haOlam, and forfeit his neshamah?
RGT
“For what shall it profit a man, though he should win the whole world, if he loses his soul?
RSV
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
RSVCE
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
TLV
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
VOICE
Really, what profit is there for you to gain the whole world and lose yourself in the process?
WEB
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
WE
What good will it do a man if he gets the whole world for himself but loses his soul?
WYC
For what profiteth it to a man, if he win all the world, and do impairing to his [own] soul?
YLT
for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
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