In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.
Matthew 6:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal. American Standard Version (1901) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: Common English Bible “Stop collecting treasures for your own benefit on earth, where moth and rust eat them and where thieves break in and steal them. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not choose to store up for yourselves treasures on earth: where rust and moth consume, and where thieves break in and steal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal. |
In the dark they break into houses; by day they lock themselves in, never experiencing the light.
If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.
Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.
Get wisdom – how much better it is than gold! And get understanding – it is preferable to silver.
For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Their silver and their gold will be unable to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will make a complete, yes, a horrifying end of all the inhabitants of the earth.
‘If you want to be perfect,’ Jesus said to him, ‘go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.
‘That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God.’
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
When Jesus heard this, he told him, ‘You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, ‘How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
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. ,