25What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?


In Context

22 And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."

23 Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.

25 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?

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

27 I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

Luke 9:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away himself?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:25For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:25For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:25For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:25For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:25For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:25for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?