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Matthew 16:26
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?
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?
Verse Matthew 16:26. _LOSE HIS OWN SOUL_] Or, _lose his life_, την ψυχην αυτου. On what authority many have translated the word ψυχη, in the 25th verse, _life_, and in this verse, _soul_, I know not,...
This discourse is also recorded in Mark 8:34; Mark 9:1; and Luke 9:23. LET HIM, DENY HIMSELF - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Let
4. THE GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE REJECTED KING CONCERNING HIMSELF. CHAPTER 16 1. Pharisees and Sadducees Asking a Sign. (Matthew 16:1 .) 2. Instructions Concerning the Leaven. (Matthew 16:5 .) 3. P...
THE GREAT CONFESSION AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE CROSS (Mark 8:27 *, Luke 9:18). Omitting the cure of the blind man (but _cf. Matthew 9:27_), Mt. passes to the significant episode of Cæ sarea Philippi....
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and let him follow me. For whoever wishes to keep his life safe, will lose it; and wh...
BLIND TO THE SIGNS (Matthew 16:1-4)...
IF HE SHALL, &C.. if he should. Expressing an impossible condition. WORLD. Greek. _kosmos._ See App-129. HIS OWN SOUL. his life, as in Matthew 16:25. SOUL. Greek. _psuche._ App-110....
_and lose his own soul_ The Greek word translated "life" in the preceding verse is here translated "soul," which is life in its highest phase....
Self-renouncement required in Christ's followers. Their Reward. Mark 8:34 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:23-27...
SELF-RENOUNCEMENT REQUIRED IN CHRIST’S FOLLOWERS. THEIR REWARD Mark 8:34 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:23-27....
ἘᾺΝ ΤῸΝ ΚΌΣΜΟΝ ὍΛΟΝ ΚΕΡΔΉΣΗΙ. One of the false Messianic notions was that the Christ should gain the whole world, i.e. the Roman Empire. This was the very temptation presented to our Lord Himself ‘the...
VER 26. "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? 27. FOR THE SON OF MAN SHALL COME IN THE GLORY OF HIS F...
_A CHALLENGE FOR A LIFETIME COMMITMENT MATTHEW 16:24-28_ : The challenge was simple "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." (Matthew 16:24) To...
ΏΦΕΛΗΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΏΦΕΛΈΩ (G5623) приносить пользу, помогать, выручать; _pass._ иметь пользу, выгоду, ΈΆΝ (G1437) вводит предполагаемый случай (RWP). ΚΕΡΔΉΣΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΚΕΡΔΑ...
DISCOURSE: 1377 THE WORTH OF THE SOUL Matthew 16:26. _What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?_ THE precepts of th...
FOR WHAT IS A MAN PROFITED, &C.— To carry home the argument more closely, he puts them in mind of the method according to which men estimate things. If God should offer the riches of Solomon, the stre...
Section 41 NEAR CAESAREA PHILIPPI JESUS TESTS HIS DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27) TEXT: 16:13-28 13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his d...
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? FOR WHAT IS A MAN PROFITED, IF HE SHALL GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD,...
6 Leaven stands for corrupt doctrine (12). Our Lord was concerned that the disciples should not be tainted by digesting the teaching of His enemies. But all that they were concerned about was the poss...
16:26 soul? (k-20) The word signifies both 'life' and 'soul.'...
Exhortations to steadfastness and selfdenial in prospect of Christ's return. 24. See on Matthew 10:38. By the CROSS Jesus means primarily martyrdom, either in will or act, and not merely selfdenial, t...
ST. PETER'S GREAT CONFESSION 1-4. A sign from heaven demanded (Mark 8:11 cp. Luke 11:16 : see on Matthew 12:38)....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 16 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ASK FOR A *MIRACLE 16:1-4 V1 Some *Pharisees and some *Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So th...
WHAT IS A MAN PROFITED...? — It is not without a purpose that what may be called the argument of expediency is here brought in. Even the self-denial of Matthew 16:24 does not exclude the thought, for...
Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13; Matthew 17:1 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Christ. His rej...
This and the following verses suggest aids to practice of the philosophy of “dying to live”. The statement in this verse is self-evident in the sphere of the lower life. It profits not to gain the who...
_General instruction on the subject of the two interests_....
_Announcement of the Passion with relative conversation_ (Mark 8:31 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:22-27)....
_At Caesarea Philippi_ (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:18-27). The crossing of the lake (Matthew 16:5) proved to be the prelude to a second long excursion northwards
BEAR THE CROSS FOR JESUS Matthew 16:21-28 The gospel has two parts: Jesus is the Christ; and the Christ must suffer, if He shall enter His glory. Our Lord made sure of the first, before He held to th...
What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have...
_And lose his own soul. Christ seems in these words to pass from the life of the body to that of the soul. (Witham)_...
DISCIPLESHIP Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: “Calling to Him the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take...
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
26._For what doth it profit a man? _The word _soul _is here used in the strictest sense. Christ reminds them that the _soul _of man was not created merely to enjoy the world for a few days, but to obt...
Chapter 16 goes farther than the revelation of the simple grace of God. Jesus reveals what was about to be formed in the counsels of that grace, where He was owned, shewing the rejection of the proud...
FOR WHAT IS A MAN PROFITED,.... Such persons, though they are only seeking their own profit, will find themselves most sadly mistaken; for of what advantage will it be to such a man, IF HE SHALL GAIN...
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? Ver. 26. _Yet what is a man profited_] Francis Xanerius counsel...
Mat. 16:26. Preciousness or value of the soul, or anything above other things, will appear by comparing it with other things, considering of it either as to be sold for them or to be bought with them....
_Whosoever will save his life_ At the expense of his conscience: whosoever, in the very highest instance, that of life itself, will not _renounce himself_, shall be lost eternally. But can any man hop...
The enmity against the true Messiah increases now to the point of Pharisee's and Sadducee's (usually hostile to each other) conspiring together to tempt Him, in an effort to trap Him in some way. Both...
24-28 A true disciple of Christ is one that does follow him in duty, and shall follow him to glory. He is one that walks in the same way Christ walked in, is led by his Spirit, and treads in his step...
Our interpreters, by translating the same word soul in this verse which they had translated _life_ MATTHEW 16:25, let us know that they understood it here of that essential part of man which we call t...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. "For what shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul? "[44] First Apolog...
Matthew 16:26 For G1063 what G5101 profit G5623 (G5743) man G444 if G1437 gains G2770 (G5661) whole...
“For what will 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?” ' So He puts to those who were following Him (and to us) t...
JESUS REVEALS THAT AS THE MESSIAH AND SON OF MAN HE MUST SUFFER (16:21-27). Jesus declares that the way of suffering lies ahead for Him as the Messiah, and when Peter tries to show Him His ‘error', He...
Matthew 16:26. WHAT SHALL A MAN BE PROFITED. In view of this saving and losing. FORFEIT HIS LIFE. Same word as in Matthew 16:25. The variation in the common version is unfortunate. It has the double...
GAIN (κερδηση) andPROFIT (ζημιωθη). Both aorist subjunctives (one active, the other passive) and so punctiliar action, condition of third class, undetermined, but with prospect of determination....
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (John 7:7). (_ See Scofield) - (Revelation 13:8). _...
Matthew 16:26 I. Our Lord tells us in the text that our choice of a principle and end of living involves an exchange. You get nothing in life, good or bad, without cost. No man ever leaped into a suc...
Matthew 16:24 The Eucharist considered as a participation in the unselfish life of Christ. I. From the day of his temptation, when He refused to prove Himself the Son of God by doing any work to supp...
Matthew 16:21 Great Purposes and Interruptive Voices. "From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples how that He must go." Special emphasis should be laid upon the word "must," in order...
Matthew 16:24. _Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoso...
CONTENTS: Jesus' rebuke of blind Pharisees. The symbol of leaven interpreted. Peter's confession of the deity of Jesus. Jesus foretells His death and resurrection. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, Sata...
Matthew 16:1. _The pharisees also with the sadducees came,_ soliciting _a sign from heaven: Matthew 12:38_. This was the second time, and they received the appellation of hypocrites, as professing the...
WILL A MAN GAIN ANYTHING? This is still part of the same thought. Power, money, popularity, and pleasure mean nothing to a dying man! [The same Greek word PSUCHE is translated both "life" and "soul,...
_For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?_ THE GREAT EXCHANGE 1. The text assumes a certain inherent dignity in the human soul itself. 2. The folly of th...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 16:26 FORFEITS HIS SOUL. A reference to spiritual death and separation from God. ⇐...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 16:21 The Suffering of the Messiah Revealed. Jesus reveals the nature of his messiahship. He is a suffering Messiah. His disciples must suffer with him ...
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH THE FIRST TIME MATTHEW 16:21-28; MARK 8:31-9; LUKE 9:22-27; MATTHEW 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 16:20. TELL NO MAN.—Jesus had not, even to His Apostles, said that He was the Christ, but He left it that they might discover it themselves from the testimony of facts. It was...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 16:1 _The Pharisees and Sadducees desire a sign. _(Mark 8:11.) MATTHEW 16:1 THE PHARISEES ALSO WITH the Saddueees;
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came [And now they are seeking to trap Him], and they desire that he would show them a sign from heaven. And he answered and said unto them: When it is evening, y...
Job 2:4; Job 27:8; Luke 12:20; Luke 16:25; Luke 9:25;...
Gain - lose [κ ε ρ δ η σ η ζ η μ ι ω θ η]. Note that both words are in the past (aorist) tense : " if he may have gained or lost. The Lord looks back to the details of each life as the factors of the...
Learn, 1. That God has intrusted everyone of us with. soul of inestimable worth and preciousness, capable of being saved or lost, and that to all eternity. 2. That the gain of the whole world is not...