For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
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Gill's Exposition
But I tell you of a truth,.... And let it be received as such; you may assure yourselves of it, that not only at the last day, the son of man will come in this glorious manner, and show his resentment…
See the Mat 16:13-27 notes; Mar 8:27-38 notes. Luk 9:20 The Christ of God - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by him. See the notes at Mat 1:1.
Adam Clarke
Lose himself - That is, his life or soul. See the parallel places, Mat 16:25 (note); Mar 8:35 (note), and especially the note on the former.
Or be cast away? - Or receive spiritual damage η ζημιωθεις.…
In these verses, we have Christ discoursing with his disciples about the great things that pertained to the kingdom of God; and one circumstance of this discourse is taken notice of here which we had…
Cambridge Bible
if he gain the whole world It was by the constant repetition of this verse that Ignatius Loyola won the life-long devotion of St Francis Xavier.
lose himself or be cast away Rather, destroy himself,…
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