Ephesians 4:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Those who steal must give up stealing; rather, let them labor, doing good work with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Let the thief steal no more, but rather let him be industrious, making an honest living with his own hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.

American Standard Version (1901)

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Common English Bible

Thieves should no longer steal. Instead, they should go to work, using their hands to do good so that they will have something to share with whoever is in need.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He that stole, let him now steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need.

Ephesians 4:28 Cross References

Job 34:32

teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

Exodus 20:15

“You shall not steal.

Exodus 20:17

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Exodus 21:16

“Whoever kidnaps a person, whether that person has been sold or is still held in possession, shall be put to death.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.

Proverbs 14:23

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

Proverbs 28:13

No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.

Proverbs 31:20

She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

Jeremiah 7:9

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known

Hosea 4:2

Swearing, lying, and murder, and stealing and adultery break out; bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Zechariah 5:3

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land, for everyone who has stolen, as is forbidden on one side, has gone unpunished, and everyone who has sworn falsely, as is forbidden on the other side, has gone unpunished.

Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.”

Luke 3:8

Therefore, bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

John 12:6

(He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)

John 13:29

Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

Romans 12:13

Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.

1 Corinthians 4:12

and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

2 Corinthians 8:2

for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

Galatians 6:10

So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.

1 Timothy 6:18

They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,

Titus 3:14

And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.

Titus 3:8

The saying is sure. I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.