Matthew 16:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 16:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 16:26 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 exchang..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 16:26 — KJV
“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?”
— Matthew 16:26 (KJV)
Matthew 16:26 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 16:26
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:26: gain, whole, world
“At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. setteth...: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:26: gain, own, soul
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:26: gain, whole, world
“The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:26: gain, own, soul
“And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:26: gain, own, give
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