Matthäus 16:26
Denn was hülfe es dem Menschen, wenn er die ganze Welt gewönne, büßte aber seine Seele ein? Oder was kann der Mensch geben, damit er seine Seele wieder löse?This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἀντάλλαγμαantállagmaan equivalent or ransom
- ζημιόωzēmióōto injure, i.e. (reflexively or passively) to experience detriment
- κερδαίνωkerdaínōto gain (literally or figuratively)
- ὠφελέωōpheléōto be useful, i.e. to benefit
- ψυχήpsychḗbreath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient princi
- ὅλοςhólos"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) a
- κόσμοςkósmosorderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense
- ἐάνeána conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other
+7 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Job 27:8, Mrk 8:36–37, Luk 9:25, Luk 12:20, Psa 49:7–8, Luk 16:25, Mat 5:29, Job 2:4