Mark 8:36 — King James Version← Study notes

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

Mark 8:36 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 8:3613 words

τίtia (kind of), any (man, thing

γὰρgarfor

ὠφελεῖōpheleiadvantage, better, prevail

ἄνθρωπονanthrōponman / human being

κερδῆσαιkerdēsai(get) gain, win

τὸνtonthe

κόσμονkosmonworld

ὅλονholonall, altogether, every whit

καὶkaiand / also

ζημιωθῆναιzēmiōthēnaibe cast away, receive damage, lose

τὴνtēnthe

ψυχὴνpsychēnsoul / life

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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