In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

<p class="bodytext">For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.<n id="1" />

To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law)<n id="1" /> to gain those under the law.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work<n id="1" /> and gained five more.

For what benefit is it for a person<n id="1" /> to gain the whole world, yet<n id="2" /> forfeit his life?

For what does it benefit a person<n id="1" /> if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God&#8217;s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;If<n id="1" /> your brother<n id="2" /> sins,<n id="3" /> go and show him his fault<n id="4" /> when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

The<n id="1" /> one with the two talents also came and said, &#8216;Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.&#8217;

To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.p>

<p class="bodytext">Come now, you who say, &#8220;Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town<n id="1" /> and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then,<n id="1" /> even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,<n id="2" />

For what does it benefit a person<n id="1" /> if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

The<n id="1" /> one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, &#8216;Sir,<n id="2" /> you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.&#8217;

<p class="bodytext">Since many of them had no desire to eat,<n id="1" /> Paul<n id="2" /> stood up<n id="3" /> among them and said, &#8220;Men, you should have listened to me<n id="4" /> and not put out to sea<n id="5" /> from Crete, thus avoiding<n id="6" /> this damage and loss.

More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things &#8211; indeed, I regard them as dung!<n id="1" /> &#8211; that I may gain Christ,