Gain The Whole World

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

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?

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. — read the full passage →

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. — read the full passage →

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. — read the full passage →

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? — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. — read the full passage →

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. — read the full passage →

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. — read the full passage →

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! — read the full passage →

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. — read the full passage →

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? — read the full passage →

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: — read the full passage →

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. — read the full passage →

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: — read the full passage →

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: — read the full passage →

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; — read the full passage →

Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. — read the full passage →

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. — read the full passage →

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; — read the full passage →

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, — read the full passage →

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. — read the full passage →

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;