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Mark 8:37 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" For what will a man give in exchange for his life? "

Mark 8:37

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35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

37 For what will a man give in exchange for his life?

38 For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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Related Verses

Matthew 16:26

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"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?"

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Luke 9:25

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"For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?"

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Matthew 10:39

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"He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it."

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1 Maccabees 6:44

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"He gave his life to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name."

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Sirach 15:17

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"Before man is life and death. Whichever he likes, it will be given to him."

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John 12:25

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"He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life."

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Mark 8:1

"In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself and said to them,"

Mark 8:2

"“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days and have nothing to eat."

Mark 8:3

"If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”"

Mark 8:4

"His disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”"

Mark 8:5

"He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”"

Mark 8:6

"He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude."

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