Mark Chapter 8 verse 36 Holy Bible
For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
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What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
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For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
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for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
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Mark 8 : 36 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 36. - What doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (ζημιωθῆναι); literally, forfeit his life (ψυχή). The word ψυχή in the Greek, originally meaning simply "breath," as the sign of life, is of very comprehensive import, embracing not merely "the breath of life," but also the "soul," or immortal part of man, as distinguished from his mortal body, also the mind or understanding, as the organ of thought. "Life" seems here to be the best English synonym, as being, like the Greek ψυχή, the more comprehensive term.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(36, 37) His own soul.--Better, life in both verses. The word "lose" is not the same as in Mark 8:35, and had, perhaps, better be rendered forfeit, as implying, what the other word does not necessarily imply, the idea of a penalty.