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Luke 9:25 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Luke 9:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 9 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”
Luke 9:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 9:25
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? Jesus poses a rhetorical question using ōpheleō (ὠφελέω, "to profit" or "benefit"). The verb kerdainō (κερδαίνω, "to gain") was commercial language—accumulating wealth or assets. Yet the ultimate loss (zēmioō, ζημιόω, "to forfeit" or "suffer loss") is the psychē (ψυχή, "soul" or "life")—one's essential self, eternal existence. The phrase "or be cast away" uses zēmiōtheis (ζημιωθείς, "having suffered loss"), emphasizing total ruin.This follows Peter's confession of Christ (v. 20) and Jesus' first passio...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 9:25
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“to gain the whole world”
“if he gains the whole world”
“and boast in the multitude of their riches--”
“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'”
“leading him up on a high mountain”
“they went astray”
“that he might go to his own place.,That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.,,,,,,,,”
“lest by any means”
“cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed”