For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
The 1611 reading
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gaine the whole world, and lose his owne soule?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:7
Complete exact-word concordance
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gaine the whole world, and lose his owne soule?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Or what shall a man giue in exchange for his soule?
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde, and with all thy strength: This is the first commandement.
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.
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