The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
Genesis 14:23 - Y'all Version Bible that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have 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. |
The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
But he said, “As YHWH lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As YHWH lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
Look, I am ready to come to y’all a third time, and I will not be a burden, since I don’t want y’all’s possessions, but y’all. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
Ensure that your life is free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for ʜᴇ has said, “I will never leave you, neither will I forsake you.”