But the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your kingdom, I will not go in with you, nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.
Genesis 14:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you might not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That I would not take a thread or a shoelace or anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich. American Standard Version (1901) that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: Common English Bible that I wouldn’t take even a thread or a sandal strap from anything that was yours so that you couldn’t say, ‘I’m the one who made Abram rich.’ Catholic Public Domain Version that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, 'I have enriched Abram,' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That from the very woof thread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say: I have enriched Abram. |
But the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your kingdom, I will not go in with you, nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.
But he said, “As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing!” He urged him to accept, but he refused.
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has let that Aramean Naaman off too lightly by not accepting from him what he offered. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal.”
Here I am, ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a burden because I do not want what is yours but you, for children ought not to save up for their parents but parents for their children.
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”