Mark 8:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

Mark 8:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 8:37 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 8:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For what will a man give in exchange for his life?”

Mark 8:37 — World English Bible

Mark 8:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For what should a man give in exchange for his life?”

Mark 8:37 — American Standard Version

Mark 8:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?”

Mark 8:37 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 8:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for what should a man give in exchange for his soul?”

Mark 8:37 — Darby Translation

Mark 8:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Or what exchange shall a man giue for his soule?”

Mark 8:37 — Geneva Bible

Mark 8:37 in Context — Mark 8

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.

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What Does Mark 8:37 Mean?

Mark 8:37 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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