Mark 8:37

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Or	ἤ ḗ	G2228	disjunctive
what	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
shall	δοῖ doi	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
a man	ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — nominative singular masculine
give	δίδωμι dídōmi	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application
in exchange for	ἀντάλλαγμα antallagma	G465	an equivalent or ransom · noun — accusative singular neuter
his	αὐτοῦ; autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
soul	ψυχῆς psuchēs	G5590	breath · noun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

Psalms 49:7-8 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by traditio…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:27–end

We have read a great deal of the doctrine Christ preached, and the miracles he wrought, which were many, and strange, and well-attested, of various kinds, and wrought in several places, to the astonishment of the multitudes that were eye-witnesses of them. It is now time for us to pause a little, and to consider what these things mean; the wondrous works which Christ then forbade the publishing of, being recorded in these sacred writings, are thereby published to all the world, to us, to all ages; now what shall we think of them? Is the record of those things designed only for an amusement, or to furnish us with matter for discourse? No, certainly these things are written, that we may believ…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 8:35

For whosoever will save his life - On this and the following verses, see Mat 16:24, etc.

John Gill on Mark 8:37

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? To deliver it out of its miserable state and condition; all the riches of the world, and the whole world itself, are not an equivalent to it, or a sufficient ransom for it; riches will not profit in the day of wrath, or deliver a soul from damnation, and ruin: wherefore, if he had the whole world, he could not redeem his soul with it; and he has nothing else to give for it, and therefore it is past all recovery: See Gill on Matthew 16:26.

John Calvin on Mark 8:30-37

Mark 8:30-37 Matthew 16:20-28 Mark 8:30-37 Luke 9:21-27 20. Then he charged his disciples [451] not to tell any one that he was Jesus the Christ. 21. From that time Jesus began to make known to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and be raised again on the third day. 22. And Peter, taking him aside, [452] began to rebuke him, saying, Lord, spare thyself; [453] this shall not happen to thee. 23. But he turning said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offense to me; for thou relishest not those things which are of God, but those which are of men. 24. Then Jesus said to his di…

Dictionary and topics

Life · .What — .What
Worldliness · 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10; — 1:8;2:1-12;6:11,12;8:15-17;10:19;11:9,10;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:27–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 8:35

John Gill on Mark 8:37

John Calvin on Mark 8:30-37

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:27–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 8:35

John Gill on Mark 8:37

John Calvin on Mark 8:30-37

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 8:36-37