"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
James 1:10 - English Majority Text Version but the rich man in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the rich [person ought to glory] in being humbled [by being shown his human frailty], because like the flower of the grass he will pass away. American Standard Version (1901) and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. Common English Bible Those who are wealthy should find satisfaction in their low status, because they will die off like wildflowers. Catholic Public Domain Version and a rich one, in his humiliation, for he will pass away like the flower of the grass. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away. |
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
But if God thus clothes the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
and those using this world as not using it up. For the form of this world is passing away.
More than that I also consider all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have sustained the loss of all things, and I consider them to be rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy,
you who do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? For it will be a vapor that appears for a little time, but then also disappears.
For "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away,
And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.