Luke 9:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 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

• 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?'

• 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?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G1063} what{G5101} is{G5623} a man{G444} profited,{G5623} if he gain{G2770} the whole{G3650} world,{G2889} and{G1161} lose{G622} or{G2228} forfeit{G2210} his own self?{G1438}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G1063} what{G5101} is{G5623} a man{G444} advantaged{G5623}{(G5743)}, if he gain{G2770}{(G5660)} the whole{G3650} world{G2889}, and{G1161} lose{G622}{(G5660)} himself{G1438}, or{G2228} be cast away{G2210}{(G5685)}?

• 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 much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided? 21 So is he that lays 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 you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
• Acts 1:18 : 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
• Acts 1:25 : 25 To take part in 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 discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
• 2 Pet 2:15-17 : 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16 But was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet. 17 These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, to whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.
• Rev 18:7-8 : 7 As much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
• Ps 49:6-8 : 6 Those who 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 ceases forever:
• Matt 13:48 : 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.
• Matt 13:50 : 50 And throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Mark 8:36 : 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
• Mark 9:43-48 : 43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched; 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 And 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 having two eyes to be cast into hell fire; 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
• Luke 4:5-7 : 5 And the devil, taking him up to a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them, for it is delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I will. 7 If you therefore will worship me, all shall be yours.