And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place;
2 Kings 5:16 - Revised Standard Version But he said, “As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will receive none.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Elisha said, As the Lord lives, before Whom I stand, I will accept none. He urged him to take it, but Elisha refused. American Standard Version (1901) But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. Common English Bible But Elisha said, “I swear by the life of the LORD I serve that I won’t accept anything.” Naaman urged Elisha to accept something, but he still refused. Catholic Public Domain Version But he responded, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it." And though he urged him strongly, he did not agree at all. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answered: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And when he pressed him, he still refused. |
And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you. And I will not eat bread or drink water in this place;
Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”
And Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that I have regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would neither look at you, nor see you.
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him, and get something from him.”
But he said to him, “Did I not go with you in spirit when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
Then Daniel answered before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.
Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children.