SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:36
Porque ¿qu aprovechar al hombre, si ganare todo el mundo, y pierde su alma?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 36. For what shall it profit a man , etc..] 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).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 34-38 - Frequent notice is taken of the great flocking there was to Christ for help in various cases. All are concerned to know this, if they expec him to heal their souls. They must not indulge the ease of the body. A the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the los of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will no make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day coming when the cause of Christ will appear as glorious, as some now think i mean and contemptible. May we think of that season, and view ever earthly object as we shall do at that great day __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
τι 5101 I-ASN γαρ 1063 CONJ ωφελησει 5623 5692 V-FAI-3S ανθρωπον 444 N-ASM εαν 1437 COND κερδηση 2770 5661 V-AAS-3S τον 3588 T-ASM κοσμον 2889 N-ASM ολον 3650 A-ASM και 2532 CONJ ζημιωθη 2210 5686 V-APS-3S την 3588 T-ASF ψυχην 5590 N-ASF αυτου 846 P-GSM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
36. Gain - lose. See on Matt. xvi. 26.
