# 2 Clement 6.2

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:136; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 128–161 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/6/2/

Summary: What profit is the whole world if the soul is lost?

## Greek text

τί γὰρ τὸ ὄφελος, ἐάν τις τὸν κόσμον ὅλον κερδήσῃ, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν ζημιωθῇ;

## English translation (Claude)

“For what is the profit if someone gains the whole world but forfeits his soul?”

## Scripture references

- Matt 16:26: quotation, high confidence
- Mark 8:36: echo, medium confidence
- Luke 9:25: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 6.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/6/2/).