Marcos 8:36

36 ¿Y qué beneficio obtienes si ganas el mundo entero pero pierdes tu propia 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 Entonces llamó a la multitud para que se uniera a los discípulos, y dijo:

35 Si tratas de aferrarte a la vida, la perderás; pero si entregas tu vida por mi causa y por causa de la Buena Noticia, la salvarás.

36 ¿Y qué beneficio obtienes si ganas el mundo entero pero pierdes tu propia alma?

37 ¿Hay algo que valga más que tu alma?

38 Si alguien se avergüenza de mí y de mi mensaje en estos días de adulterio y de pecado, el Hijo del Hombre se avergonzará de esa persona cuando regrese en la gloria de su Padre con sus santos ángeles».