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What Profit?

Data

(1a) Mark 8:36
(1b) 2Clem 6:2

 

Texts

(1a) Mark 8:36

/8:36/ For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?

= Matt 16:26a
/16:26/ For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life?

= Luke 9:25
/9:25/ What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves?

 

(1b) 2Clem 6:2

/1/And the Lord says:---“No servant can serve two masters.” If we desire to serve both God and Mammon it is unprofitable to us, /2/“For what is the advantage if a man gains the whole world but loses his soul?” /3/Now the world that is, and the world to come, are two enemies. /4/This world speaks of adultery, and corruption, and love of money, and deceit, but that world bids these things farewell. /5/We cannot then be the friends of both; but we must bid farewell to this world, to consort with that which is to come. /6/We reckon then that it is better to hate the things which are here, for they are little, and short-lived, and corruptible, but to love the things which are there, the good things which are incorruptible. [Sayings Parallels]

 

Notes

Lectionary

RCL: Lent 2, Year B
ECUSA & RC: Lent 2, Year B

advanceWORD: lent2B

 

John Dominic Crossan

Item: 241
Stratum: II (60-80 CE)
Attestation: Single
Historicity: -
 

Jesus Seminar

Text

Item

 Source

JS Mtg

%Red

%Pink

%Gray

%Black

W Avg

Color
Mark 8:36
123
Mark (K)
89Son
33
0
17
50
0.39
Gray
Matt 16:26a
123
Mark (K)
89Son
33
8
17
42
0.44
Gray
Luke 9:25
123
Mark (K)
89Son
25
8
17
50
0.36
Gray
2Clem 6:2
123
Mark (K)
89Son
27
9
9
55
0.36
Gray

 

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