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What does it profit a person to gain the whole world and then forfeit his life?

"Even if a person gains the whole world, it will not benefit him if he forfeits his life."

to gain the whole world and then forfeit his life

"if he gains the whole world and then forfeits his life"

to gain the whole world

"to gain everything he ever wanted"

forfeit

To forfeit something is to lose it or to have another person take it away.