Now theseare to you the uncleanamong the swarmingthingswhich swarmon the earth:the mole,and the mouse,and the greatlizardin its kinds,
Then Godsaid,"Let the watersteemwith swarmsof livingcreatures,and let birdsflyabovethe earthin the openexpanseof the heavens."
For the wickedboastsof his heart'sdesire,And the greedymancurses[and] spurnsthe LORD.
The lizardyou may graspwith the hands,Yet it is in kings'palaces.
"Those who sanctifyand purifythemselves [to go] to the gardens,Followingonein the center,Who eatswine'sflesh,detestablethingsand mice,Will cometo an endaltogether,"declaresthe LORD.
and the one who picksup their carcassesshall washhis clothesand be uncleanuntilevening;they are uncleanto you.
and the gecko,and the crocodile,and the lizard,and the sandreptile,and the chameleon.
"For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,Oncemorein a littlewhile,I am going to shakethe heavensand the earth,the seaalso and the dryland.
ThenHe saidto them, "Beware,and be on your guardagainstevery formof greed;for not [even] whenonehas an abundancedoes his lifeconsistof his possessions."
Nowthe Pharisees,who were lovers of money,were listeningto allthese thingsand were scoffingat Him.
Jesusansweredthem and said,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, you seekMe, not becauseyou sawsigns,but becauseyou ateof the loavesand were filled.
As a resultof thismanyof His discipleswithdrewand were not walkingwith Him anymore.
As a result,we are no longerto be children,tossed here and there by wavesand carried aboutby everywindof doctrine,by the trickeryof men,by craftinessin deceitfulscheming;
whoseendis destruction,whosegodis [their] appetite,and [whose] gloryis in their shame,who set their mindson earthly things.
Thereforeconsiderthe membersof your earthlybody as deadto immorality,impurity,passion,evildesire,and greed,whichamountsto idolatry.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
