I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

我未曾贪图一个人的金、银、衣服。

我未曾贪图一个人的金、银或衣服。

我未曾贪图一个人的金、银或衣服。

我从未贪图别人的金银和衣服，

我从来没有贪图任何人的金银或衣服。

我没有渴望过任何人的金子、银子或衣服。

我未曾貪圖一個人的金、銀、衣服。

我未曾貪圖一個人的金、銀或衣服。

我未曾貪圖一個人的金、銀或衣服。

我從未貪圖別人的金銀和衣服，

我從來沒有貪圖任何人的金銀或衣服。

我沒有貪圖過一個人的金銀或服裝。

我沒有渴望過任何人的金子、銀子或衣服。

我未始貪人之金銀衣服、

我未嘗貪人金銀幣帛、

我未嘗貪人金銀衣服、

吾未嘗貪圖他人之金銀衣服；

I haven’t longed for anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

“ I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes.

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.

Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less?Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you?

You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed— God is our witness.

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them— not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve;

Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”“ You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied.“ You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”Samuel said to them,“ The Lord is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.”“ He is witness,” they said.

Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord,“ Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”