Then God said, ‘Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.’
Leviticus 11:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘These creatures that swarm on the ground are unclean for you: weasels, mice, any kind of large lizard, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These also are unclean to you among the creeping things [that multiply greatly] and creep upon the ground: the weasel, the mouse, any kind of great lizard, American Standard Version (1901) And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind, Common English Bible The following are unclean for you among the small creatures that move about on the ground: the rat, the mouse, any kind of large lizard, Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, these shall be considered among the polluted things, out of all that moves upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, each one according to its kind, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that move upon the earth. The weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, every one according to their kind: |
Then God said, ‘Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.’
a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings’ palaces.
‘Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves following their leader, eating meat from pigs, vermin, and rats, will perish together.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
and anyone who carries their carcasses is to wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
For the Lord of Armies says this: ‘Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
He then told them, ‘Watch out and be on your guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.’
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him.
Jesus answered, ‘Truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.
From that moment many of his disciples turned back and no longer accompanied him.
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly things.
Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you. ,