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# For whoever wants
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"For anyone who wants"
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# life
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This refers to both physical life and spiritual life.
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# for my sake and for the gospel
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"because of me and because of the gospel." Jesus is talking about people who lose their lives because they follow Jesus and the gospel. This can be stated clearly. AT: "because he follows me and tells others the gospel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# What does it profit a person to gain the whole world and then forfeit his life?
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This can be written as a statement. AT: "Even if a person gains the whole world, it will not benefit him if he forfeits his life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## to gain the whole world and then forfeit his life
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This can also be expressed as a condition starting with the word "if." AT: "if he gains the whole world and then forfeits his life"
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# to gain the whole world
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The words "the whole world" are an exaggeration for great riches. AT: "to gain everything he ever wanted" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# forfeit
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To forfeit something is to lose it or to have another person take it away.
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# What can a person give in exchange for his life?
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This can be written as a statement. AT: "There is nothing a person can give in exchange for his life." or "No one can give anything in exchange for his life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# What can a person give
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If in your language "giving" requires someone to receive what is given, "God" can be stated as the receiver. AT: "What can a person give to God"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/profit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/world]] |