Don’t count the money that you give to the workers. Those workers can be trusted.”
2 Kings 12:15 - Easy To Read Version No one counted all the money or forced the workers to tell what happened to the money. Why? Because those workers could be trusted! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hands they delivered the money to be paid to the workmen, for they dealt faithfully. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully. Common English Bible There was no need to check on those who received the money and paid the workers, because they acted honestly. Catholic Public Domain Version And they did not ration the money to the men who received it in order to distribute it to the artisans. Instead, they bestowed it with faith. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they reckoned not with the men that received the money to distribute it to the workmen: but they bestowed it faithfully. |
Don’t count the money that you give to the workers. Those workers can be trusted.”
Next, I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem. I chose another man named Hananiah to be the commander of the fort. I picked Hanani because he was a very honest man and he feared God more than most men do.
“Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the servant that the master trusts to do that work?
Jesus said to his followers, “Once there was a rich man. This rich man hired a manager to take care of his business. Later, the rich man learned that his manager was cheating him.
We are being careful so that no person will criticize us about the way we are caring for this large gift.