Genesis 14:23

Good News Translation

that I will not keep anything of yours, not even a thread or a sandal strap. Then you can never say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’

Cross References

1 Kings 13:8

The prophet answered, “Even if you gave me half of your wealth, I would not go with you or eat or drink anything with you.

2 Kings 5:16

Elisha answered, “By the living Lord, whom I serve, I swear that I will not accept a gift.” Naaman insisted that he accept it, but he would not.

2 Kings 5:20

when Elisha's servant Gehazi said to himself, “My master has let Naaman get away without paying a thing! He should have accepted what that Syrian offered him. By the living Lord I will run after him and get something from him.”

John 1:27

He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals.”

2 Corinthians 12:14

This is now the third time that I am ready to come to visit you—and I will not make any demands on you. It is you I want, not your money. After all, children should not have to provide for their parents, but parents should provide for their children.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.”