Marcos 8:36

36 Porque ¿qué aprovechará al hombre, si ganare todo el mundo, y perdiere su alma

Marcos 8:36 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:36

For what shall it profit a man
In the long run, in the issue of things, who by denying Christ, and his Gospel, may not only save his life for the present, but procure for himself great riches and wealth:

if he shall gain the whole world;
were that possible to be done, and which the ambitious, worldly man is desirous of; yet supposing he: had his desire, of what avail would this be in the upshot of things, should the following be his case, as it will,

and lose his own soul?
which is immortal and everlasting, when the world, and the glory of it pass away, and so is of more worth than the whole world. The world can only be enjoyed for a season, and that with a great deal of fatigue and trouble; but the soul continues for ever; and if it is lost and damned, its torment always abides, and the smoke of it ascends for ever, its worm never dies, and its fire is never quenched; (See Gill on Matthew 16:26).

Marcos 8:36 In-Context

34 Y llamando a la multitud con sus discípulos, les dijo: Cualquiera que quisiere venir en pos de mí, niéguese a sí mismo, y tome su madero, y sígame

35 Porque el que quisiere salvar su vida, la perderá; y el que perdiere su vida por causa de mí y del Evangelio, éste la salvará

36 Porque ¿qué aprovechará al hombre, si ganare todo el mundo, y perdiere su alma

37 ¿O qué recompensa dará el hombre por su alma

38 Porque el que se avergonzare de mí y de mis palabras en esta generación adulterina y pecadora, el Hijo del hombre se avergonzará también de él, cuando vendrá en la gloria de su Padre con los santos ángeles