Verse 26

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?

Referenced Verses

  • 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 the same way, 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 he will give for his life.