Philippians 4:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)17 [Now] it is not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for the benefit that [such a gift] will add to your [spiritual] account [with God]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 Not that I seek or am eager for [your] gift, but I do seek and am eager for the fruit which increases to your credit [the harvest of blessing that is accumulating to your account]. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible17 I’m not hoping for a gift, but I am hoping for a profit that accumulates in your account. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version17 It is not that I am seeking a gift. Instead, I seek the fruit that abounds to your benefit. Ver Capítulo |
You should serve as shepherds of God’s flock [i.e., the church], among whom you minister, providing careful oversight [of the people], not because you feel forced to, but because you want to, as this is in accordance with the way God wants it to be. Do not [serve as elders] simply out of a desire for the income you receive, but because your heart is in it.
It is too bad for these people, for they have followed the example of Cain [the murderer]; for the sake of money they have rushed into the [same] error as Balaam committed [See Num. 25:1-5; 31:16]; they [will] perish [spiritually] for having rebelled [against God] like Korah did. [See Num. 16:1-3, 31-35].