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Mark 8:37

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

KJV

τί γὰρ δοῖ ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ;

Greek NT

Aut quid dabit homo commutationis pro anima sua ?

Vulgate

For what should a man give in exchange for his life?

ASV

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ψυχή
psuche
noun · 102×
ἀντάλλαγμα
antallagma
noun · 2×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: τί γὰρ | WH/Treg/NIV: τί γὰρ | RP: Ἢ τί
  • τί γὰρSBLGNT
  • τί γὰρWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἢ τίRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δοῖ | WH/Treg/NIV: δοῖ | RP: δώσει
  • δοῖSBLGNT
  • δοῖWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δώσειRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:18 — Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
  • Ps 49:7 — None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: