This is interesting because if there was an "s" the sentence would strike us as of uncertain grammaticality: For what would it profit a man if he gained the whole world and forfeit s his soul? Maybe in order to make it grammatical we should write: For what would it profit a man if he gained the whole world and forfeit ed his soul which I suspect wouldn't represent what the Author had in mind. Sparky Malarky Moderator Indiana. Even though this is the Bible, I suspect that "gain the whole world" is a bit of hyperbole.
It may not be possible to own everything in the whole world, but if someone is rich enough it might feel like they do. What will it profit a man if gains what seems like the whole world, but he loses his soul? In Mk 8. In Mt As can be observed, the English translators have assumed that the Mark passage has the same meaning as the Matthew passage. You must log in or register to reply here. They were people I met in trailer parks when running for public office, or nuns and monks who had given up everything in order to follow Christ.
They had a sense of community and fellowship. On the other end of the spectrum were the billionaires, famous actors, and elected officials that I met throughout the years.
They clearly loved their work and excelled at it. They had achieved the spoils of this world but yet most of them were not at peace. I lived much of my life in the world of business and politics gaining wealth and a modicum of fame.
Was it exciting? Yes, of course, for a short period of time. But when I lost my last political race that world came to an end and at the time I considered it a tragedy. However, the good news was that out of that loss came a rebirth. I became an Orthodox Christian after spending time in a monastery in Greece, and I joined a church that became my home away from home. And on the back wall of that church was an inscription that changed my life forever.
It said: "For what profits a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul". If I had won that Senate race I might well have gone on to "gain the whole world" and lost my own soul.
Looking back that would have been the real tragedy. My prayer tonight is that we will all find love and peace in our own lives so that we can focus our attention on helping others rather than just ourselves.
News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]?
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life? Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives?
What will people give in exchange for their lives? What good will it do someone if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or, what can a person give in exchange for his life? What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? What would you give to get back your soul? For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
For what will a person be profited if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in-exchange-for his life? For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost. You could never pay enough to buy back your life.
After all, what will it benefit a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what can a person give in exchange for his soul? For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? For what shall it profit a man though he should win the whole world, if he lose his own soul?
What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life? Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life. What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? It is worth nothing for a man to have the whole world if he loses his soul.
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