1Chapter 6 — By death I shall attain true life.
2All the pleasures of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, shall profit me nothing.
3It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
4"For what shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul?" Him I seek, who died for us: Him I desire, who rose again for our sake.
5This is the gain which is laid up for me.
6Pardon me, brethren: do not hinder me from living, do not wish to keep me in a state of death; and while I desire to belong to God, do not ye give me over to the world.
7Suffer me to obtain pure light: when I have gone thither, I shall indeed be a man of God.
8Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of my God.
9If 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.
10All the ends of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, shall profit me nothing.
11It is better for me to die for the sake of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
12"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.
13Him I seek, who died for us and rose again.
14Pardon me, brethren: do not hinder me in attaining to life; for Jesus is the life of believers.
15Do not wish to keep me in a state of death, for life without Christ is death.
16While I desire to belong to God, do not ye give me over to the world.
17Suffer me to obtain pure light: when I have gone thither, I shall indeed be a man of God.
18Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of Christ, my God.
19If 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.