Acts 20:33
`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet;
`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet;
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34and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;
7The sin did I do -- myself humbling that ye might be exalted, because freely the good news of God I did proclaim to you?
8other assemblies I did rob, having taken wages, for your ministration;
9and being present with you, and having been in want, I was chargeable to no one, for my lack did the brethren supply -- having come from Macedonia -- and in everything burdenless to you I did keep myself, and will keep.
10The truth of Christ is in me, because this boasting shall not be stopped in regard to me in the regions of Achaia;
24but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.
15And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for `it is' good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void;
9`Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles,
10nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
5for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God `is' witness!)
6nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.
20avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,
21providing right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;
32and now, I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.
17not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit that is overflowing to your account;
2receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;
8nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;
9not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;
8but having food and raiment -- with these we shall suffice ourselves;
5Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'
35And he said to them, `When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?' and they said, `Nothing.'
23from a thread even unto a shoe-latchet I take not of anything which thou hast, that thou say not, I -- I have made Abram rich;
27for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.
19serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against `me';
20how nothing I did keep back of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house,
10not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.
5Necessary, therefore, I thought `it' to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.
3And he said unto them, `Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;
3in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,
24let no one seek his own -- but each another's.
17any one of those whom I have sent unto you -- by him did I take advantage of you?
18What, then, is my reward? -- that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news;
20for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care,
17I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,
32become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;
33as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.
12Become as I `am' -- because I also `am' as ye brethren, I beseech you; to me ye did no hurt,
16A man -- he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,
34for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.
11and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
7A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,
33sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;
13for what is there in which ye were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice!
5for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,
10And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,
20and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --
14and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,
34for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling `them', were bringing the prices of the thing sold,
4And they say, `Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'
11not that in respect of want I say `it', for I did learn in the things in which I am -- to be content;