Luke 9:25

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'What good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖται ἄνθρωπος, κερδήσας τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἀπολέσας, ἢ ζημιωθείς;

Transliteration

What gar is ōpheleitai anthrōpos, having kerdēsas the kosmon holon, himself de having apolesas, or having been zēmiōtheis?

Grammar Details

• *gar*: conjunction - for/because
• *ōpheleitai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is profited/benefited
• *anthrōpos*: nominative masculine singular - man/person
• *kerdēsas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having gained
• *kosmon*: accusative masculine singular - world
• *holon*: accusative masculine singular - whole/entire
• *de*: conjunction - but/and, contrastive particle
• *apolesas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having lost/destroyed
• *zēmiōtheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having been damaged/forfeited

Word Meanings

• *ōpheleitai*: is profited/benefited/advantaged
• *kerdēsas*: gaining/winning/acquiring
• *kosmon*: world/universe/order
• *apolesas*: losing/destroying/forfeiting
• *zēmiōtheis*: being damaged/forfeited/suffering loss

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses himself or is cast away?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For what avauntageth it a man to wynne the whole worlde yf he loose him sylfe or runne in domage of him sylfe?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For what auauntage hath a man, though he wanne the whole worlde, and loseth himself, or runneth in dammage of himself?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For what auantageth it a man, if he win the whole worlde, and destroy himselfe, or lose himselfe?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For what auauntageth it a man yf he wynne the whole worlde, and lose hym selfe, or runne in daunger of hym selfe?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

• World English Bible (2000)

  For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

Referenced Verses

• Luke 12:19-21 : 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?' 21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
• Luke 16:24-25 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
• Acts 1:18 : 18 (With the reward he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.)
• Acts 1:25 : 25 To take up the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
• 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• 2 Pet 2:15-17 : 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever.
• Rev 18:7-8 : 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.' 8 Because of this, her plagues will come in a single day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for the mighty Lord God is the one who judges her.
• Ps 49:6-8 : 6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels? 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches— 8 no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him—
• Matt 13:48 : 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it onto the shore. Then they sat down and gathered the good fish into baskets, but threw the bad ones away.
• Matt 13:50 : 50 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
• Mark 8:36 : 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
• Mark 9:43-48 : 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, where the fire never goes out. 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
• Luke 4:5-7 : 5 Then the devil led Him up to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. 6 And he said to Him, 'I will give You all this authority and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whom I will.' 7 'Therefore if You will worship before me, it will all be Yours.'