Matthew 5:29 reinforces the priority of eternal over temporal — better to lose a body part than to suffer hell, similar to the warning about gaining the world but losing your soul.

In Matthew 19:22, the rich young ruler goes away sorrowful — he chose his possessions over eternal life, illustrating the warning of losing the soul.

In Matthew 18:9, it's better to enter life maimed than be thrown into hell — echoes the principle of sacrificing anything to save the soul.

In Matthew 13:45, the merchant sells all for the priceless pearl — contrasts the warning: one gains the kingdom, the other loses the soul.

In Matthew 10:39, losing life for Christ finds it — the same paradox: saving life loses it, losing it saves. Complements the soul's value.

Matthew 4:9 presents the trade — Satan offers the world for worship — echoing the question of what one would give for their soul.

Matthew 4:8 shows Satan offering earthly kingdoms, illustrating the temptation Jesus later warns against — gaining the world risks losing the soul.

Psalm 49:7 declares no one can ransom another's life — reinforcing the impossibility of paying for the soul mentioned in Matthew 16:26.

Psalm 49:8 continues that the ransom for life is too costly — directly echoing the question of what a man can give in return for his soul.

In Luke 16:25, the rich man's earthly comfort contrasts with his afterlife torment — mirroring the cost of gaining the world at the soul's expense.

In Luke 12:20, the rich fool illustrates the same warning — he gains wealth but loses his soul that very night.

Luke 9:25 is the parallel account of this same teaching, emphasizing the warning about gaining the world at the cost of one's soul.

Mark 8:37 is the synoptic parallel, asking the identical question about what a man can give in exchange for his soul.

Mark 8:36 is the synoptic parallel, recording the same saying of Jesus with nearly identical wording.

Philippians 3:7 echoes this: Paul counts his gains as loss for Christ — directly parallel to losing soul for worldly gain.

In Zephaniah 1:18, silver and gold cannot deliver in the LORD's wrath — a strong parallel to the futility of gaining the world.

In Ezekiel 7:19, silver and gold cannot deliver on God's day of wrath — directly echoes that worldly gain cannot save the soul.

Proverbs 23:23 warns not to sell truth, paralleling the question of what can exchange for the soul.

Proverbs 16:8 values righteousness over unjust gain — parallel to choosing the soul over worldly profit.

Proverbs 13:8 says wealth can ransom a life — contrasting with Matt 16:26 where nothing can ransom the soul.

Proverbs 11:4 states riches profit nothing on the day of wrath — a direct parallel to gaining the world but losing the soul.

Proverbs 8:11 says wisdom is better than anything desired — parallel to the soul being worth more than the whole world.

Proverbs 3:14 declares wisdom's profit surpasses silver — directly parallel to Jesus' teaching on the soul's surpassing value.

Ecclesiastes 1:3 asks what gain comes from toil, mirroring the futility of gaining the world at soul's cost.

In Job 2:4, Satan claims a man will give everything for his life — contrasting with Jesus' question about the soul's value beyond the whole world.

Ecclesiastes 3:9 again asks about gain from toil, directly echoing the rhetorical challenge here.

Ecclesiastes 2:22 repeats the profit question, reinforcing the emptiness of worldly labor.