Mark 8:36
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
κερδαίνω
To gain, to profit, to acquire. Kerdaino. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul. The world offers much and costs everything. Christ costs everything and gives more.
ψυχή
Soul
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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ὅλος
whole
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ὅλος
Whole, complete, entire. Holos. Love the Lord your God with all your heart. God does not want a portion of you. He wants all of you. Half-hearted devotion is not devotion.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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κόσμος
World
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ζημιόω
to lose
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ζημιόω
to injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment
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ὠφελέω
Profit
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ὠφελέω
to be useful, i.e. to benefit
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