Mark 8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? What would a man not give? If he had the whole world, would he not willingly give it, provided he really knew, believed, or felt, that otherwise he would be utterly lost? King Richard, in Shakespeare, says, "My kingdom for a horse!" How many kingdoms would be surrendered — if man were not utterly infatuated — for the safety of the soul? The Saviour has gone forward in thought, and takes His standpoint in eternity. It is from that standpoint that He puts His question. It is implied that the time will come, in the experience of the persistently infatuated, when kingdom upon kingdom — were they available — would be an insufficient exchange for the soul. (J. Morison, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? |
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