Matthew 16:26

Webster's Bible (1833)

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

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  • Job 27:8 : 8 For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, When God takes away his life?
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
  • Mark 8:36-37 : 36 For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Luke 9:25 : 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
  • Ps 49:7-8 : 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him. 8 For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough,
  • Matt 5:29 : 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 "But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.
  • Matt 4:8-9 : 8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. 9 He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."
  • Job 2:4 : 4 Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

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    35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's will save it.

    36For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

    37For what will a man give in exchange for his life?

  • Luke 9:23-26
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    23He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,{TR, NU add "daily"} and follow me.

    24For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.

    25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

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

  • Matt 16:24-25
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    24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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    39He who finds his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

  • Luke 17:33
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    33Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.

  • John 12:25
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    25He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

  • Matt 16:27
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    27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

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    33So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.

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    30who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."

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    15He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

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    27Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

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    12If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

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    29Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

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