Mark 8:37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:37 in other translations
| BSB | Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? |
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| WEB | For what will a man give in exchange for his life? |
| ASV | For what should a man give in exchange for his life? |
| YLT | Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life? |
| DARBY | for what should a man give in exchange for his soul? |
| BBE | And what would a man give in exchange for his life? |
| Webster | Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? |
What does Mark 8:37 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 8:34-38
Frequent notice is taken of the great flocking there was to Christ for help in various cases. All are concerned to know this, if they expect him to heal their souls. They must not indulge the ease of the body. As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day…
Mark 8:37 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 8:37
- Psalms 49:7-8
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
- 1 Peter 1:18-19
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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Context
- Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
- Mark 8:37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Mark 8:38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Mark 8:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿O qué recompensa dará el hombre por su alma? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ou que donnera un homme en échange de son âme? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn was wird ein Mensch als Lösegeld geben für seine Seele? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Aut quid dabit homo commutationis pro anima sua? |