Good News Translation Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! International Standard Version What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?
Literal Standard Version for what will it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? NET Bible For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life? New Heart English Bible For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? Weymouth New Testament Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
World English Bible For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? Young's Literal Translation for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? Additional Translations New King James Version For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? New American Standard Bible For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul?
Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? Amplified Bible For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Christian Standard Bible 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible 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? American Standard Version For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? Or what will a person give to regain his soul? Contemporary English Version What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? What would you give to get back your soul?
Douay-Rheims Bible 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?
Jesus condemns people's desire for "the world. He criticizes hypocrites such as the Pharisees for twisting the God-worshiping activities of giving Matthew and praying Matthew into attempts to earn the world's approval. And He says that earthly riches create a strong barrier between would-be Christ followers and the kingdom of God Mark — We often see this world as having everything we need for a happy and fulfilled life—and in the beginning, that was so Genesis — At midnight tonight Orthodox Christians light candles around the world to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
And most of the rest of the world will go on with business as usual. For those of us who are Christian it is important to stop and reflect on what being Christian really means. Today two billion people classify themselves as Christians but do most of us really dedicate ourselves to living Christian lives?
The answer is clearly no. The world that we live in is full of distractions and pleasures that pull us away from a spiritual life. Even our jobs which are a very necessary and important part of our lives can end up being the altar at which we pray. They consume most of our waking hours and provide the income on which we are dependent in order to take care of our families.
We spend more time at cinemas, theaters, art galleries and theme parks than we do at churches, and they have become our new cathedrals. We can spend hours at any of these places of entertainment but if church service goes on too long we get impatient. We love to listen to music and to dance the night away much more often than singing hymns to our Lord.
We pay more to watch a football, basketball or baseball game than we leave in the tray as it is passed through the pews. We care more about money, honors, fame, glory, recognition, entertainment, physical gratification and a myriad of other things than we do about enlightenment, spirituality and peace in our lives.
Yet even when we are satiated with the good things in life we often find ourselves feeling empty. Something seems to be missing.
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