For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
But I discipline my body and keep it under control,[2] lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong[4] he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.
For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.