Luke 9:25

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Luke 12:19-21 : 19 ‹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,› [and] ‹be merry.› 20 ‹But God said unto him,› [Thou] ‹fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?› 21 ‹So› [is] ‹he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.›
  • Luke 16:24-25 : 24 ‹And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.› 25 ‹But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.›
  • Acts 1:18 : 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
  • Acts 1:25 : 25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
  • 2 Pet 2:15-17 : 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
  • Rev 18:7-8 : 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.
  • Ps 49:6-8 : 6 ¶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
  • Matt 13:48 : 48 ‹Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.›
  • Matt 13:50 : 50 ‹And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.›
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 ‹For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?›
  • Mark 8:36 : 36 ‹For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?›
  • Mark 9:43-48 : 43 ‹And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:› 44 ‹Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.› 45 ‹And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:› 46 ‹Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.› 47 ‹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:› 48 ‹Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.›
  • Luke 4:5-7 : 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

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