King James Version
What Does Mark 8:37 Mean?
“Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Context
35
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.
36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38
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.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**35. And straightway his ears were opened--**This is mentioned first as the source of the other derangement.
**and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain--**The cure was thus alike instantaneous and perfect.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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