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 Yeshua was saying to everyone, “If anyone wants to follow Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross every day, and follow Me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. “For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but 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 the glory of the Father and the holy angels. 27But I tell you truthfully, there are some standing here who will never 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 4:5And leading Him up, the devil showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant.
• Luke 12:19And I’ll say to myself, ’O my soul, you have plenty of goods saved up for many years! So take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry.”’
• Luke 16:24So he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me! And send Lazarus so he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, because I am suffering torment in this flame.’
• Psalms 49:6Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
• Matthew 16:26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Mark 8:36For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
• Mark 9:43“And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go to Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.
• Acts 1:18(Now this man Judah bought a field with the reward of his wickedness. Falling headfirst, he burst open in the middle and his intestines splattered out.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have abandoned the straight way. They have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
• Revelation 18:7As she has exalted herself and indulged herself in luxury, so give her the same measure of torment and grief! For in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen— I am no widow; I shall never see grief.’
• Matthew 13:48When it was filled, they pulled it ashore; and they sat down and gathered up the good into containers, but threw the bad away.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27Rather, I punish my body and bring it into submission, so that after I have preached 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
• Belong
• 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