Matthew 16:26 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

English ASV

For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

English Amplified

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

English EASY 2024

A person may get everything in the whole world for himself. But if he loses his life, it will not be any good for him. There is nothing that a person can give to get back his life.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost. You could never pay enough to buy back your life.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.

English God's Word - GW 1995

What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

English KJV 1611

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?

English LSB

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses his soul? Or what can anyone trade for his soul?

English NIV

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

English NKJ 1982

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

English NLT

And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For even if you were to gain all the wealth and power of this world—at the cost of your own life—what good would that be? And what could be more valuable to you than your own soul?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

What profit is there if you gain the whole world—and lose eternal life? What can be compared with the value of eternal life?

English Tyndale 1537

What shall it profit(What helpeth) a man, if(though) he should win all the whole world: so(if) he loose his own soul?(and yet suffer harm in his soul?) Or else what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?

Matthew 16:26 — Compare Translations