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Matthew 16:25-26  English Standard Version

25 For (A)whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For (B)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or (C)what shall a man give in return for his soul?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26

Cross references

  1. Matthew 16:25 : [See ver. 24 above]; See ch. 10:38, 39
  2. Matthew 16:26 : [Luke 12:20]
  3. Matthew 16:26 : [Ps. 49:7, 8]
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