March 29, 2022 Bible Verse of the Day | What Do You Benefit…?
Read and Study Today’s Daily Bible Verse of the Day for Tuesday 29th March 2022. May the Lord bless you through His Word!
MARCH 29, 2022 BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY TUESDAY
BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
Mark 8:36 – NLT
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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? KJV
For what benefit is it for a person[a] to gain the whole world, yet[b] forfeit his life? NET
“And how does a man benefit if he gains the whole world and loses his soul in the process? TLB
What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? MSG
It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls. NCV
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? NIV
Jesus condemns people’s desire for “the world.” Despite the expectations of almost everybody, He did not come to bring political order to Israel. He criticizes hypocrites such as the Pharisees for twisting the God-worshiping activities of giving (Matthew 6:1) and praying (Matthew 6:5) into attempts to earn the world’s approval. And He says that earthly riches create a strong barrier between would-be Christ followers and the kingdom of God (Mark 10:17–25).
We often see this world as having everything we need for a happy and fulfilled life—and in the beginning, that was so (Genesis 1:29–31). But even then, there was nothing in the world more precious than our life—our immortal soul’s potential to live for eternity in paradise with God. Jesus knew this when Satan offered Him the world (Matthew 4:8–10). Not only would Jesus not sacrifice His own integrity for the world, He would not sacrifice our souls for our comfort.
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