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Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:37

In 9 translations

BSB
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
KJV
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
WEB
For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
ASV
For what should a man give in exchange for his life?
LSV
Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?
YLT
Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
DBY
for what should a man give in exchange for his soul?
DRC
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
GNV
Or what exchange shall a man giue for his soule?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read δοῖ (“may give”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δώσει (“will give”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἢ (“or”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include γὰρ (“for”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: τί γὰρ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τί γὰρ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἢ τί.
  • SBLGNT: δοῖ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δοῖ; Robinson–Pierpont read δώσει.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
τί γὰρ δοῖ ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;
RP2018
Ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;
TR-Boyd
Ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;
SCR1894
η τι δωσει ανθρωπος ανταλλαγμα της ψυχης αυτου

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◆ Foretelling the Death and Resurrection

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 49:7–8No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
  • 1 Peter 1:18–19For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without…

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