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The Soul's Supreme Value
Commentators unanimously stress that no amount of worldly gain—riches, honor, or pleasure—can compensate for losing one's own self, which they equate with the eternal soul. As scholars like John Gill and Matthew Henry explain, your ultimate well-being is tied to the state of your soul, not your material possessions, making this a catastrophic and eternal loss.
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Charles Ellicott
On Luke 9:25
19th Century
Bishop
And lose himself, or be cast away.—Better, destroy himself, or suffer loss. The first word expresses a more dire…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 9:25
These two statements (vv.24–25) show the futility of clinging to one’s “life,” because that, paradoxically, results in losing the very self one wan…
John Gill
On Luke 9:25
17th Century
Pastor
For what is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world ,
&c.] Or what profit will it be unto him? all the honours, …
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Matthew Henry
On Luke 9:18–27
17th Century
Minister
It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah and qualified for i…