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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
(2) Would you explain what "shall" means here? I can't seem to find an appropriate definition of "shall" for that sentence.
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"Shall" and "profited"
(1) Do you think this use of "profited" correct? I think it derives from "something profits a man with something" which will make a sentence like this: "What is a man profited with?" Doesn't "profit" require "with"?
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
(2) Would you explain what "shall" means here? I can't seem to find an appropriate definition of "shall" for that sentence.
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Hi, What is a man profited , if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (1) Do you think this use of "profited" correct? " Doesn't "profit" require "with"?
- Hi, What is a man profited , if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
- (1) Do you think this use of "profited" correct?
- " Doesn't "profit" require "with"?
- It's just an archaic, biblical kind of usage.
- Consider What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?
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Hi,
(1) Do you think this use of "profited" correct? I think it derives from "something profits a man with something" which will make a sentence like this: "What is a man profited with?" Doesn't "profit" requi
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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