Loss of the Soul
J. B. Brown, B. A. Mark 8:36-37 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?… And what is it to lose a soul? It is to let weeds grow there instead of flowers. It is to let selfishness grow, suspicious, curious tempers grow, wantonness grow, until they have all the field to themselves. Set these in full force within a being, and add, if you will, a whole universe of possession: it is hell You may think that these are only strong rhetorical words. It is just as simple literal fact as that two and two make four. I do not think that you will need to look far around you in the world for the proof of it. (J. B. Brown, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? WEB: For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?