Matthew 16:26
ContextNET © | For what does it benefit a person 1 if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life? |
NIV © | What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? |
NASB © | "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? |
NLT © | And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul? |
MSG © | What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for? |
BBE © | For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life? |
NRSV © | For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? |
NKJV © | "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? |
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NET © | For what does it benefit a person 1 if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life? |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women. |