Then food was placed in front of him. But he said,“ I won’t eat until I’ve told you what I have to say.”“ Then tell us,” Laban said.

把饭摆在他面前，叫他吃，他却说：“我不吃，等我说明白我的事情再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

把食物摆在他面前，请他吃。他却说：“我不吃，等我把我的事情说完了再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

把食物摆在他面前，请他吃。他却说：“我不吃，等我把我的事情说完了再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

他们备好了晚餐给他吃，老总管却说：“不，等我说明来意后再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

然后在他面前摆上食物，但那人说：“除非等我说完了我的事，我不会吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

当食物摆在那人面前请他吃的时候，他却说：“我不吃，等我说完了我的事再吃。”拉班说：“请说吧。”

把飯擺在他面前，叫他吃，他卻說：「我不吃，等我說明白我的事情再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

把食物擺在他面前，請他吃。他卻說：「我不吃，等我把我的事情說完了再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

把食物擺在他面前，請他吃。他卻說：「我不吃，等我把我的事情說完了再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

他們備好了晚餐給他吃，老總管卻說：「不，等我說明來意後再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

然後在他面前擺上食物，但那人說：“除非等我說完了我的事，我不會吃。”拉班說：“請說。”

就有食物擺在他面前、要給他喫；他卻說：『非等到把我的事說明白了，我是不喫的。』拉班說：『請說。』

當食物擺在那人面前請他吃的時候，他卻說：「我不吃，等我說完了我的事再吃。」拉班說：「請說吧。」

陳食其前以食之、僕曰、吾事未述、不敢先食、曰、請述之、

肆筵令食。僕曰、我事尚未相告、不敢先食。曰、願聞其詳。○

為之供食、其人曰、尚未述我事、我不敢先食、曰、請述之、

Then food was set before him, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.”“ Then tell us,” Laban said.

Then food was set before him to eat. But he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said,“ Speak on.”

Then food was served. But Abraham’s servant said,“ I don’t want to eat until I have told you why I have come.”“ All right,” Laban said,“ tell us.”

A meal was set before him, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” So Laban said,“ Please speak.”

But when food was set before him to eat, he said,“ I will not eat until I have stated my business.” And he said,“ Speak on.”

Food was set before him to eat, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have told about my errand.” And he said,“ Speak on.”

And there was set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

A meal was set before him, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” So Laban said,“ Please speak.”

And there was set[ meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

When food was served, he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”“ Tell us,” Laban said.

Food was set before him to eat, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said,“ Speak on.”

Slaves, obey your masters here on earth. Respect them and honor them with a heart that is true. Obey them just as you would obey Christ.Don’t obey them only to please them when they are watching. Do it because you are slaves of Christ. Be sure your heart does what God wants.Serve your masters with all your heart. Work as serving the Lord and not as serving people.You know that the Lord will give each person a reward. He will give it to them in keeping with the good they do. It doesn’t matter whether they are a slave or not.

He said,“ I won’t enter my house or go to bed.I won’t let my eyes sleep. I won’t close my eyelidsuntil I find a place for the Lord. I want to build a house for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Some slaves have masters who are believers. They shouldn’t show their masters disrespect just because they are also believers. Instead, they should serve them even better. That’s because their masters are loved by them as believers. These masters are committed to caring for their slaves. These are the things you are to teach. Try hard to get the believers to do them.

I haven’t disobeyed his commands. I’ve treasured his words more than my daily bread.

No matter what you do, work at it with all your might. Remember, you are going to the place of the dead. And there isn’t any work or planning or knowledge or wisdom there.

His disciples were saying to him,“ Rabbi, eat something!”But he said to them,“ I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”Then his disciples asked each other,“ Did someone bring him food?”Jesus said,“ My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.

But anyone who drinks the water I give them will never be thirsty. In fact, the water I give them will become a spring of water in them. It will flow up into eternal life.”

Do you see someone who does good work? That person will serve kings. That person won’t serve officials of lower rank.