There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
Luke 12:33 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Sell what you possess and give donations to the poor; provide yourselves with purses and handbags that do not grow old, an unfailing and inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. American Standard Version (1901) Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. Common English Bible Sell your possessions and give to those in need. Make for yourselves wallets that don’t wear out—a treasure in heaven that never runs out. No thief comes near there, and no moth destroys. Catholic Public Domain Version Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. |
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don't have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it.*
Yeshua said to him, *If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.*
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.*
I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.
When Yeshua heard these things, he said to him, *You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me.*
Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.
They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.