Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my own money? Or, is it that your eye is envious because I choose to be so generous?’
Mark 7:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) greedy desires, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained indecency, envy, slander, arrogance and foolishness. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Coveting (a greedy desire to have more wealth), dangerous and destructive wickedness, deceit; unrestrained (indecent) conduct; an evil eye (envy), slander (evil speaking, malicious misrepresentation, abusiveness), pride (the sin of an uplifted heart against God and man), foolishness (folly, lack of sense, recklessness, thoughtlessness). American Standard Version (1901) covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: Common English Bible adultery, greed, evil actions, deceit, unrestrained immorality, envy, insults, arrogance, and foolishness. Catholic Public Domain Version thefts, avarice, wickedness, deceitfulness, homosexuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, self-exaltation, foolishness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. |
Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my own money? Or, is it that your eye is envious because I choose to be so generous?’
But if your eye sees things wrongly, [then] your whole body [i.e., your entire life] will be full of darkness [i.e., will not be lived properly]. If therefore, the light you have is [really] darkness [i.e., if you are not seeing life properly], that darkness will be very great [i.e., you cannot possibly live properly].
For from within, out of people’s hearts, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, extramarital affairs,
All these evil things proceed from within [man’s heart] and [spiritually] corrupt him.”
We overthrow [vain] reasonings and every lofty idea raised against the knowledge of God [i.e., as revealed through the Gospel], and take captive [our] every thought to [make it] obey Christ.
For it is God’s will that, by doing good, you should put to silence the ignorant [talk and actions] of foolish people.
And in the same way, you younger [Christians] should be [respectfully] submissive to the older ones. And all of you should [be willing to] humbly serve one another, for God stands opposed to [the efforts of] proud people, but extends His unearned favor to those [who serve] with humility.