King James Bible
KJVFor what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Luke 9:25 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? | |
American Standard VersionASV | For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away himself? | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself? | |
English Revised VersionERV | For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? | |
World English BibleWEB | For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self? | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself? | |
American King James VersionAKJV | For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | Why, what benefit is it to a man to have gained the whole world, but to have lost or forfeited his own self. |