Chapter VI.—By death I shall attain...

Chapter VI.—By death I shall attain true life.

All the pleasures of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, ⁸⁶⁰ shall profit me nothing. It is better for me to die in behalf of ⁸⁶¹ Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. “For what shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul?” ⁸⁶² Him I seek, who died for us: Him I desire, who rose again for our sake. This is the gain which is laid up for me. Pardon me, brethren: do not hinder me from living, do not wish to keep me in a state of death; ⁸⁶³ and while I desire to belong to God, do not ye give me over to the world. Suffer me to obtain pure light: when I have gone thither, I shall indeed be a man of God. Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of my God. If any one has Him within himself, let him consider what I desire, and let him have sympathy with me, as knowing how I am straitened.

All the ends of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, ⁸⁶⁴ shall profit me nothing. It is better for me to die for the sake of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. “For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul?” I long after the Lord, the Son of the true God and Father, even Jesus Christ. Him I seek, who died for us and rose again. Pardon me, brethren: do not hinder me in attaining to life; for Jesus is the life of believers. Do not wish to keep me in a state of death, ⁸⁶⁵ for life without Christ is death. While I desire to belong to God, do not ye give me over to the world. Suffer me to obtain pure light: when I have gone thither, I shall indeed be a man of God. Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of Christ, my God. If any one has Him within himself, let him consider what I desire, and let him have sympathy with me, as knowing how I am straitened.

Footnotes

76:860

Literally, “this age.”

76:861

Literally, “into.”

76:862

Matt. xvi. 26. Some omit this quotation.

76:863

Literally, “to die.”

76:864

Literally, “this age.”

76:865

Literally, “to die.”