Mark 8:35-36 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

³⁵For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

³⁶What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

— Mark 8:35-36

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Gain the Whole World

Illustration of Mark 8:36

Inspirational illustration of Mark 8:36 -- What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his very soul?

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Illustration of Mark 8:36

Illustration of Mark 8:36 -- What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his very soul?

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Illustration of Mark 8:36-37 NLT

Illustration of Mark 8:36-37 NLT -- [Jesus continued teaching the crowd,] "And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?"

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