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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. Alternate translation: "Even if a person gains the whole world, it will not benefit him if he forfeits his life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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." Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "to gain everything he ever wanted" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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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