Luke 9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? What wise man would fetch gold out of a fiery crucible, hazard himself to endless woes, for a few waterish pleasures, and give his soul to the devil, as some Popes did for the short enjoyment of the Papal dignity. What was this but to win Venice, and then to be hanged at the gates thereof, as the proverb is. In great fires men look first to their jewels, then to their lumber; so should these see first to their souls to secure them, and then take care of the outward man. The soldier cares not how his buckler speeds, so his body be kept thereby from deadly thrusts. (J. Trapp.) Parallel Verses KJV: For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?WEB: For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self? |
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