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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: τῷ αἰτοῦντί σε ...
This verse is not a call for the renunciation of all wealth, merely a warning against the idolization of the pursuit of money. [4] The word translated as "love" is Greek: αγαπησει agapēsei. The word mammon was a standard one for money or possessions, and in the literature of the period it is generally not a pejorative term. Frequently ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. The World English Bible translates the passage as: If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
Chrysostom: When He has driven away the disease of vanity, He does well to bring in speech of contempt of riches.For there is no greater cause of desire of money than love of praise; for this men desire troops of slaves, horses accoutred in gold, and tables of silver, not for use or pleasure, but that they may be seen of many; therefore He says, Lay not up for yourselves treasure on earth.
Proverbs 31 is the 31st and final chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] Verses 1 to 9 present the advice which King Lemuel's mother gave to him, about how a just king should reign. The remaining verses detail the attributes of a good wife or an ideal woman (verses 10–31).
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. The New International Version translates the passage as:
[9] Paul continues on with the observation that "the love of money is the root of all evil." [10] Miller emphasizes that "it is the love of money that is the obstacle to faith, not the money itself." [5] Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" The disciples were amazed at his words.
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says "Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she commits adultery." [5] [6] The Gospel of Luke adds that those who marry divorced persons also commit adultery, as recorded in Luke 16;18.