But the man of God said to the king: “Even if you give me half your house, I will not go with you nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place.
Genesis 14:23 - Tree of Life Version Not a thread or even a sandal strap of all that is yours will I take, so you will not say, ‘I’ve made Abram rich!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That I would not take a thread or a shoelace or anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich. American Standard Version (1901) that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: Common English Bible that I wouldn’t take even a thread or a sandal strap from anything that was yours so that you couldn’t say, ‘I’m the one who made Abram rich.’ Catholic Public Domain Version that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, 'I have enriched Abram,' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That from the very woof thread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say: I have enriched Abram. |
But the man of God said to the king: “Even if you give me half your house, I will not go with you nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place.
But Elisha said, “As Adonai before whom I stand lives, I will accept nothing.” Naaman pressed him to accept, but Elisha refused.
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master held back from accepting what this Naaman the Aramean brought. As Adonai lives, I will surely run after him and get something from him.”
Look, I am ready to come to you this third time, and I will not burden you—for I seek not your possessions, but you! For the children are not obliged to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”