Mark 8:36 meaning and explanation

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Mark 8:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus speaks these words to the crowd and his disciples near Caesarea Philippi, right after saying that following him means denying oneself and taking up a cross. He uses a business image his hearers knew well: profit and loss.

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