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In the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) the text reads: Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. The New International Version translates the passage as: take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.
Jesus rebuts Satan's advances by quoting scripture. The verse in question is from Deuteronomy 8:3. In its original context the verse is describing how while wandering through the wilderness in Exodus the Israelites lacked food. Despite God's promises they complained and worried about their hunger, but in the end God provided manna to feed them all.
(The Good News Bible, as a footnote, gave this as: "At every Passover Festival Pilate had to set free one prisoner for them.") Reasons: The same verse or a very similar verse appears (and is preserved) as Matthew 27:15 and as Mark 15:6. This verse is suspected of having been assimilated into Luke at a very early date.
Jesus and the rich young man (also called Jesus and the rich ruler) is an episode in the life of Jesus recounted in the Gospel of Matthew 19:16–30, the Gospel of Mark 10:17–31 and the Gospel of Luke 18:18–30 in the New Testament. It deals with eternal life [1] [2] and the world to come. [3]
So, therefore, the rent is made worse. MacEvilly further points out that parable connects to the verse before, that Christ does not enjoin strict fasting on his new disciples, preferring rather they do so of their own free will out of love for him, which they do later (see Acts 13:2, 3; 2 Cor. 11:27; Acts 27:9).
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. The World English Bible translates the passage as: “No one can serve two masters, for either he
Painting of the parable, by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet, mid-17th century. The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (also called the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard or the Parable of the Generous Employer) is a parable of Jesus which appears in chapter 20 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
This verse quite clearly reflects the anthropocentrism that is found in both the Old and New Testaments. Jewish thought of the period and Christian theology since, have always placed man, who was created in God's image, above the animals and the rest of nature.