But the Lord spoke to a man of God. [153] His name was Shemaiah. The Lord said,
2 Kings 4:7 - Easy To Read Version Then the woman told the man of God [23] (Elisha) what happened. Elisha told her, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt. After you sell the oil {and pay your debt}, you and your sons can live on the money that is left.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then she came and told the man of God. He said, Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons live on the rest. American Standard Version (1901) Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest. Common English Bible and she reported this to the man of God. He said, “Go! Sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what remains.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: "Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she came, and told the man of God. And he said: Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor; and thou and thy sons live of the rest. |
But the Lord spoke to a man of God. [153] His name was Shemaiah. The Lord said,
The woman laid the boy on the bed of the man of God [26] (Elisha). She shut the door to that room and went outside.
The woman said to her husband, “Look, I can see that Elisha is a holy man of God. He passes by our house all the time.
Elisha said, “Pick up the axhead.” Then the man reached out and took the axhead.
But the man of God [62] (Elisha) sent a message to the king of Israel. Elisha said, “Be careful! Don’t go by that place! The Aramean soldiers are hiding there!”
An evil man quickly borrows money\par and never pays it back.\par But a good man gives freely to other people.\par
If someone does wrong to you, don’t pay him back by doing wrong to him. Try to do the things that all people think are good.
Brothers and sisters, continue to think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.
If you do these things, then people who are not believers will respect the way you live. And you will not have to depend on other people for what you need.