Mark 8:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 8:36 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τί
tís
G5101
who
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὠφελεῖ
ōpheléō
G5623
to profit
ἄνθρωπον
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
κερδῆσαι
kerdaínō
G2770
to gain
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κόσμον
kósmos
G2889
world
ὅλον
hólos
G3650
all
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ζημιωθῆναι
zēmióō
G2210
to damage
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ψυχὴν
psychḗ
G5590
soul
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
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King James Version Public Domain
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and to forfeit his life?
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