2 Kings 5:26

Easy To Read Version

Elisha said to Gehazi, “That is not true! My heart was with you when the man {Naaman} turned from his chariot [56] to meet you. This is not the time to take money, clothes, olives, grapes, sheep, cows, or men and women servants.

Cross References

Genesis 14:23

I promise that I will not keep anything that is yours—not even a thread or a shoestring! I don’t want you to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

2 Kings 5:16

But Elisha said, “I serve the Lord. And I promise, as the Lord lives, I will not accept any gift.”

2 Kings 6:12

One of the officers of the king of Aram said, “My lord and king, not one of us is a spy! Elisha, the prophet from Israel, can tell the king of Israel {many secret things— even} the words that you speak in your bedroom!”

Psalm 63:11

But the king will be happy with his God.\par And the people who promised to obey him\par will praise God.\par Why? Because he defeated all those liars.\par

Proverbs 12:19

If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates people who tell lies. But the Lord is happy with people who tell the truth.

Jeremiah 45:5

Baruch, you are looking for great things for yourself. But don’t look for those things. Don’t look for them, because I will make terrible things happen to all the people.’ The Lord said these things. ‘You will have to go many places. But I will let you escape alive wherever you go.’”

Haggai 1:4

“You people think the right time has come for you to live in nice houses. You live in houses with beautiful wooden panelling on the walls. But the Lord’s house is still in ruins!

Matthew 10:8

Heal sick people. Give dead people life again. Heal those people that have leprosy. {\cf2\super [124]} Force demons {\cf2\super [125]} to leave people. I give you these powers freely. So help other people freely.

Acts 20:33

When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes.

Acts 20:35

I always showed you that you should work like I did and help people that are weak. I taught you to remember the words of the Lord Jesus. Jesus said, ‘You will be happier when you give than when you receive.’”

Acts 5:9

Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men that buried your husband are at the door! They will carry you out in the same way.”

1 Corinthians 5:3

My body is not there with you, but I am with you in spirit. And I have already judged the man who did that sin. I judged him the same as I would if I were really there.

Colossians 2:5

I am not there with you, but my heart is with you. I am happy to see your good lives and your strong faith in Christ.