Mark 8:36-37
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Mark 8 · Words of Christ are set in red.
13 songs meet this passage
U.O.E.N.O. (Remix) [feat. Future & A$AP Rocky] · Rocko
strains against Mark 8:36-37
The song's entire posture measures a life by watches, cars, and crews, the exact exchange Jesus warns against: gaining the world while losing oneself.
“I tried to sell my soul last night”
Come With Me Now · KONGOS
resonates with Mark 8:36-37
The line names exactly the stakes Jesus warns about, even as the song's twist (the devil 'wouldn't even take a bite') leaves the trade unresolved and strange.
“They keep tryna' get me for my soul”
I'm Upset · Drake
resonates with Mark 8:36-37
The line brushes against the real stakes of losing one's soul, though the song quickly moves past it instead of sitting with the warning.
Run Away · Real McCoy
resonates with Mark 8:36
The lament over a world that gains luxury but loses its soul directly mirrors Jesus' question about the cost of worldly gain.
If I Ain't Got You · Alicia Keys
resonates with Mark 8:36
Jesus' question about gaining the whole world yet losing what matters most parallels the song's rejection of empty riches.
“It's like I got the world in my palms”
Slow Motion (feat. Soulja Slim) · Juvenile
strains against Mark 8:36
The boast of having 'the world' in hand ignores the deeper emptiness such conquest leaves; Jesus warns that gaining the world while losing one's soul is no gain at all.
“Blinded by lights, cameras, you know the fame”
Don't Lie · The Black Eyed Peas
strains against Mark 8:36
He names fame and image as a distraction that cost him something deeply personal, his relationship and integrity.
“I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame”
Rockstar · Nickelback
strains against Mark 8:36
Jesus asks what it profits to gain the world and lose your soul; this song answers that question with an eager 'everything.'
“Risk it all, you can lose your life”
Go Getta (feat. R. Kelly) · Young Jeezy
strains against Mark 8:36
The song shrugs off the possibility of death for wealth and status, while Jesus asks what profit there is in gaining the world but losing one's soul.
“Chasin' that stardom would turn you into a maniac”
Forever (with Drake, Kanye West & Lil Wayne) · Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem
resonates with Mark 8:36
Drake briefly names the cost of trading his soul for stardom, even if the song doesn't dwell there.
“I sold my soul for this?”
Some Nights · Fun.
resonates with Mark 8:36
The line captures the same gut-check Jesus poses: what good is gain if it costs you yourself.
“Feelin' like I sold my soul”
I Fall Apart · Post Malone
strains against Mark 8:36
The phrase borrows weighty spiritual language for romantic obsession, but never actually wrestles with what it would mean to lose one's soul.
Be Careful · Cardi B
resonates with Mark 8:36
She echoes Jesus' warning almost directly: chasing fleeting gain while losing something of real worth is a bad trade.