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Source language
Original Greek   
τί γὰρ ⸀ὠφεληθήσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐὰν τὸν κόσμον ὅλον κερδήσῃ τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ζημιωθῇ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ti gar rophelethesetai anthropos ean ton kosmon olon kerdese ten de psukhen autou zemiothe; e ti dosei anthropos antallagma tes psukhes autou;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
quid enim prodest homini si mundum universum lucretur animae vero suae detrimentum patiatur aut quam dabit homo commutationem pro anima sua

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For 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?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For 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?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For 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?
Authorized (King James) Version   
For 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?
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?
21st Century King James Version   
For 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?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“For what does a person benefit if he gains the whole world and lacks his soul? Or what will a person give to regain his soul?
Darby Bible Translation   
For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
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?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
God's Word   
What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for 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?
International Standard Version   
because what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
NET Bible   
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
New American Standard Bible   
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
New International Version   
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
New Living Translation   
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
Webster's Bible Translation   
For 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?
Weymouth New Testament   
Why, what benefit will it be to a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give to buy back his life?
The World English Bible   
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?
EasyEnglish Bible   
A person may get everything in the whole world for himself. But if he loses his life, it will not be any good for him. There is nothing that a person can give to get back his life.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
New Life Version   
For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? What can a man give to buy back his soul?
Revised Geneva Translation   
“For what shall it profit a man if he should win the whole world, yet he loses his own soul? Or what shall a man give for recompense of his soul?
The Voice Bible   
Look, does it make sense to truly become successful, but then to hand over your very soul? What is your soul really worth?
Living Bible   
What profit is there if you gain the whole world—and lose eternal life? What can be compared with the value of eternal life?
New Catholic Bible   
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his very life? Or what can he give in exchange for his life?
Legacy Standard Bible   
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For 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?
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?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]?
New Century Version   
It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls. They could never pay enough to buy back their souls.
The Message   
Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
After all, what will it benefit a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what can a person give in exchange for his soul?
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
For what advantage will there be for a person if he gains the whole world yet forfeits · his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for · his life?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
New Matthew Bible   
What will it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he loses his own soul? Or, what can a man give to redeem his soul?
Good News Translation®   
Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.
Wycliffe Bible   
For what profiteth it to a man [Soothly what profiteth to a man], if he win all the world, and suffer impairing of his soul? or what (ex)changing shall a man give for his soul?
New Testament for Everyone   
What use will it be, otherwise, if you win the whole world but forfeit your true life? What will you give to get your life back?
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?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow in my footsteps he must give up all right to himself, take up his cross and follow me. For the man who wants to save his life will lose it; but the man who loses his life for my sake will find it. For what good is it for a man to gain the whole world at the price of his own soul? What could a man offer to buy back his soul once he had lost it?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
Common English Bible © 2011   
Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? What will people give in exchange for their lives?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?
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?
The Expanded Bible   
·It is worthless [What good/profit/benefit is it…?] to ·have [gain] the whole world if they ·lose [forfeit] their souls. ·They could never pay enough [L Or what could they give…?] ·to buy back [in exchange for] their souls.
Tree of Life Version   
For 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?
Revised Standard Version   
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?
New International Reader's Version   
What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? Or what can anyone trade for their soul?
BRG Bible   
For 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?
Complete Jewish Bible   
What good will it do someone if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or, what can a person give in exchange for his life?
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
What good will it do a man if he gets the whole world for himself, but loses his life? What can a person give to get back his life?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For what will a man be benefited if he acquires the whole world and forfeits his neshamah, or what will a man give in exchange for his neshamah?
Names of God Bible   
What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life?
Modern English Version   
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Easy-to-Read Version   
It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost. You could never pay enough to buy back your life.
International Children’s Bible   
It is worth nothing for a man to have the whole world if he loses his soul. He could never pay enough to buy back his soul.
Lexham English Bible   
For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
New International Version - UK   
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
Disciples Literal New Testament   
For what will a person be profited if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in-exchange-for his life?