He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

他说这话，并不是挂念穷人，乃因他是个贼，又带着钱囊，常取其中所存的。

他说这话，并不是关心穷人，而是因为他是个贼，又管钱囊，常偷取钱囊中所存的。

他说这话，并不是关心穷人，而是因为他是个贼，又管钱囊，常偷取钱囊中所存的。

他这样说不是因为他真的关心穷人，其实他是个贼，常常借管钱的机会中饱私囊。

他说这话，并不是因为他关怀穷人，而是因为他是个贼，又带着钱囊，常取其中所存的。

他说这话，并不是因为顾念穷人，而是因为他是个贼。他管钱包，常常拿走其中所存的。

他說這話，並不是掛念窮人，乃因他是個賊，又帶着錢囊，常取其中所存的。

他說這話，並不是關心窮人，而是因為他是個賊，又管錢囊，常偷取錢囊中所存的。

他說這話，並不是關心窮人，而是因為他是個賊，又管錢囊，常偷取錢囊中所存的。

他這樣說不是因為他真的關心窮人，其實他是個賊，常常藉管錢的機會中飽私囊。

他說這話，並不是因為他關懷窮人，而是因為他是個賊，又帶著錢囊，常取其中所存的。

他說這話、不是因為他關心於窮人；乃是因為他是賊，帶着錢匣，常竊取人所投的。

他說這話，並不是因為顧念窮人，而是因為他是個賊。他管錢包，常常拿走其中所存的。

此言非顧貧、乃因其為竊、且職橐而取所貯耳、

猶大言此、非為顧貧、特以職槖、竊取所貯耳、

猶大言此、非為恤貧、特因其慣於偷竊、且司金囊、而私取其中所貯、

然彼作斯言非在恤貧、蓋其貪污成性、掌囊而恆竊所貯耳。

He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor. He said it because he was a thief. Judas was in charge of the money bag. He used to help himself to what was in it.

He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.

Not that he cared for the poor— he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.

Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he kept the money box, he used to steal from what was put into it.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

( Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Since Judas kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him,“ Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

Yet you have dishonored the poor. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into court?

He said to them,“ It is written, my house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves!”

But God says to the wicked:“ What right do you have to recite my statutes and to take my covenant on your lips?You hate instruction and fling my words behind you.When you see a thief, you make friends with him, and you associate with adulterers.You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue for deceit.You sit, maligning your brother, slandering your mother’s son.

Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought,“ My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked,“ Is everything all right?”Gehazi said,“ It’s all right. My master has sent me to say,‘ I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them seventy-five pounds of silver and two sets of clothing.’”But Naaman insisted,“ Please, accept one hundred fifty pounds.” He urged Gehazi and then packed one hundred fifty pounds of silver in two bags with two sets of clothing. Naaman gave them to two of his attendants who carried them ahead of Gehazi.When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and deposited them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.Gehazi came and stood by his master.“ Where did you go, Gehazi?” Elisha asked him. He replied,“ Your servant didn’t go anywhere.”“ And my heart didn’t go when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,” Elisha said.“ Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?Therefore, Naaman’s skin disease will cling to you and your descendants forever.” So Gehazi went out from his presence diseased, resembling snow.

For if someone comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor person dressed in filthy clothes also comes in,

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

Instead, it was given to those doing the work, and they repaired the LORD’s temple with it.No accounting was required from the men who received the silver to pay those doing the work, since they worked with integrity.

This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.

They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I had made every effort to do.

I selected twelve of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles— the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered.I weighed out to them 24 tons of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds of gold,twenty gold bowls worth a thousand gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.Then I said to them,“ You are holy to the LORD, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your ancestors.Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the LORD’s house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem.”So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the articles that had been weighed out, to bring them to the house of our God in Jerusalem.We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God, and he kept us from the grasp of the enemy and from ambush along the way.So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the articles were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of the priest Meremoth son of Uriah. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him. The Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui were also with them.Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.

So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

Stay away from every kind of evil.

The fool says in his heart,“ There’s no God.” They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.

And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gracious gift that we are administering for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us about this large sum that we are administering.Indeed, we are giving careful thought to do what is right, not only before the Lord but also before people.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.