²⁶ for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

⁸ For what `is' the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?

²⁰ `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?

⁷ A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

⁸ And precious `is' the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased -- to the age.

³⁶ for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

³⁷ Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

²⁵ for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

²⁹ `But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

²⁵ `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

⁸ Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

⁹ and saith to him, `All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'

⁴ And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.