And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
2 Kings 6:2 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let us go as far as the Jordan and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let us go to the Jordan, and each man get there a [house] beam; and let us make us a place there where we may dwell. And he answered, Go. American Standard Version (1901) Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. Common English Bible Let’s go to the Jordan River and each get a log from there. Then we can make a place to live there.” Elisha said, “Do it!” Catholic Public Domain Version Let us go as far as the Jordan, and let us each take from the forest a piece of timber, so that we may build for ourselves a place to live there." And he said, "Go." English Standard Version 2016 Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.” |
And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
And one of them said: But come thou also with thy servants. He answered: I will come.
Simon Peter saith to them: I go a fishing. They say to him: We also come with thee. And they went forth, and entered into the ship: and that night they caught nothing.
And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them, and wrought; (now they were tentmakers by trade.)
For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing, but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.