World English Bible
"For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?"
— Luke 9:25, World English Bible
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”
“For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? ”
“For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?”
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose himself and cast away himself?”
“For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?”
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”
saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up."
He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.
For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
For 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.
But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."
It happened about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.