The World Gainer Destitute of the Joy of Hope
Matthew 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?


God hath so contrived things that, ordinarily, the pleasures of human life do consist more in hope than enjoyment: so that if a man had gained all the world, one of the chief pleasures of life would be gone, because there would be nothing more left for him to hope for in this world.

(J. Tillotson, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

WEB: For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?




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