Mark 8:36 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
Mark 8:36 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Mark 8:36 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Mark 8:36 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Mark 8:36 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?”
Mark 8:36 — World English Bible
Mark 8:36 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? ”
Mark 8:36 — American Standard Version
Mark 8:36 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?”
Mark 8:36 — Young's Literal Translation
Mark 8:36 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?”
Mark 8:36 — Darby Translation
Mark 8:36 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For what shall it profite a man, though he should winne the whole world, if he lose his soule?”
Mark 8:36 — Geneva Bible
Mark 8:36 in Context — Mark 8
34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
What Does Mark 8:36 Mean?
Mark 8:36 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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