Luke 9:25

Luke 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
• New International Version (NIV)What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
• English Standard Version (ESV)For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
• New King James Version (NKJV)For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

Context of Luke 9:25

23Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself? 26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and the holy angels. 27Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:25 word by word

τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖται ἄνθρωπος κερδήσας τὸν κόσμον ὅλον ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἀπολέσας ἢ ζημιωθείς;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• isὠφελέωōpheleō · to helpG5623
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• if he gainκερδαίνωkerdainō · to gainG2770
• the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
• worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• andδέde · thenG1161
• loseἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• orἤē · orG2228
• be cast awayζημιόωzēmioō · to loseG2210

Cross-references for Luke 9:25

• Luke 4:5So he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
• Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’
• Luke 16:24‘Father Abraham! ’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!’
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches.
• Matthew 16:26For 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?
• Mark 8:36For what does it benefit someone to gain the whole world and yet lose his life?
• Mark 9:43“And if your hand causes you to fall away, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell, the unquenchable fire.
• Acts 1:18Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst, his body burst open and his intestines spilled out.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path and have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of wickedness
• Revelation 18:7As much as she glorified herself and indulged her sensual and excessive ways, give her that much torment and grief. For she says in her heart, “I sit as a queen; I am not a widow, and I will never see grief.”
• Matthew 13:48and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Commentaries on Luke 9:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Lose himself - That is, his life or soul. See the parallel places, Matthew 16:25; (note); Mark 8:35; (note), and especially the note on the former. Or be cast away? - Or receive spiritual damage . I have added the word spiritual here, which I conceive to be necessarily implied. Because, if a man received only temporal damage in some respect or other, yet gaining the whole world must amply compensate him. But if he should receive spiritual damage - hurt to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-26Verses 18-26 See the Matthew 16:13-27 notes; Mark 8:27-38 notes. Luke 9:20 The Christ of God - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by him. See the notes at Matthew 1:1.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own sufferings and death. And so far must his disciples be from thinking how to prevent his sufferings, that they must prepare for their own. We often meet with crosses in the way of duty; and though we must not pull them upon our own heads, yet, when they are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27If anyone wants to come after me: After predicting his own suffering and death, Jesus taught that all who follow him must also experience death to self.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:25

• Ambition
• Immortality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Stoicism
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Advantage
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• Bless
• Close
• Cry
• Cure
• Decease
• Fashion
• Fit
• Generation

Commentaries on Luke 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings