Cross references

Matthew 16:26

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:26 BSB

Matthew 16:26 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Job 27:8 (38 votes) and Mark 8:36–37 (37 votes). 52 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 37 to 2 Timothy 2.

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Which verses does Matthew 16:26 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Job 27:838 votes

    For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

  2. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

  3. Luke 9:2533 votes

    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?

  4. Luke 12:2032 votes

    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

  5. No 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,

  6. Luke 16:2521 votes

    But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

  7. Job 2:419 votes

    “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

  8. Matthew 5:2919 votes

    If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

  9. Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

Which verses point to Matthew 16:26?

The 10 strongest of 52.