Where a verse leads
Mark 8:36: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”Mark 8:36
Mark 8:36 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Mark 8 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does Mark 8:36 mean?
Mark 8:36 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Mark 8:36 in the Bible?
Mark 8:36 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Mark 8:36 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Mark 8:36 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.