Matthew 16:26

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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?

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  • Job 27:8 : 8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  • Luke 12:20 : 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?'
  • Mark 8:36-37 : 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Luke 9:25 : 25 'What good is it for someone to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit their very self?'
  • Ps 49:7-8 : 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 5:29 : 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  • Luke 16:25 : 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.'
  • Matt 4:8-9 : 8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, 'All these I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.'
  • Job 2:4 : 4 Satan answered the LORD, 'Skin for skin! A man will give everything he has for his own life.'

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  • Mark 8:35-37
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    35For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

    36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

    37Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

  • Luke 9:23-26
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    23Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'

    24'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.'

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

    26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.

  • Matt 16:24-25
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    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

    25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

  • Matt 10:39
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    39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

  • Luke 17:33
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    33Whoever tries to save their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.

  • John 12:25
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    25The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

  • Matt 16:27
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    27For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.

  • Luke 14:33-34
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    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

    34Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?

  • Matt 6:24-25
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    24No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

    25Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

  • Luke 18:30
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    30will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.

  • Luke 12:15-16
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    15Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."

    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Matt 13:46
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    46When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.

  • John 6:27
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    27'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'

  • Luke 16:12-13
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    12And if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is truly yours?

    13No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • Luke 12:18-23
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    18Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.

    19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”'

    20But 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?'

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

    22Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

    23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

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    11For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.

  • Mark 10:29
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    29Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel,

  • Matt 19:29-30
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    29And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

    30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

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    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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    3What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

  • Luke 19:10
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    10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • Gal 6:8
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    8The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

  • Matt 20:28
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    28Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

  • John 6:63
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    63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are Spirit and they are life.

  • Luke 14:26-27
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    26If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.

    27And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

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    14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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    29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

  • Luke 18:26
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    26Those who heard this asked, 'Who then can be saved?'

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    21Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

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    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Matt 5:13
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    13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.