For what benefit is it for a person ¹  to gain the whole world, yet ²  forfeit his life?

biblegateway Mar 8:36

"For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

biblegateway Mar 8:36

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

bibleoremus Mar 8:36

For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?

What does anyone gain by winning the whole world at the cost of his life?

biblegateway Mar 8:36

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

biblegateway Mar 8:36

For what benefit is it for a person ¹  to gain the whole world, yet ²  forfeit his life?

¹ tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.