26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? …
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-28)Christ, having shown his disciples that he must suffer, and that he was ready and willing to suffer, here shows them that they must suffer too, and must be ready and willing. It is a weighty discourse that we have in these verses. I. Here is the law of discipleship laid down, and the terms fixed, upon which we may have the honour and benefit of it, Matt. 16:24. He said this to his disciples, not o…
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