Mark 8:35 — Meaning and Application

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“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

Mark 8:35

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And when he had called the people {unto him} with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

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Mark 8:1

"In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples {unto him}, and saith unto them,"

Mark 8:2

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:"

Mark 8:3

"And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far."

Mark 8:4

"And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these {men} with bread here in the wilderness?"

Mark 8:5

"And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven."

Mark 8:6

"And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before {them}; and they did set {them} before the people."

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