or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.

不可私拿东西，要显为忠诚，以致凡事尊荣我们救主神的道。

不可私窃财物；要凡事显出完美的忠诚，好事事都能荣耀我们救主上帝的教导。

不可私窃财物；要凡事显出完美的忠诚，好事事都能荣耀我们救主神的教导。

不偷拿主人的东西，为人要忠信可靠，好凡事尊崇我们救主上帝的教导。

不要私取财物，却要显示绝对的诚实，好使我们救主神的道理，在凡事上都得着尊荣。

不可私拿东西，反要显出所有美好的忠信，好在一切事上为神我们救主的教导增添光彩。

不可私拿東西，要顯為忠誠，以致凡事尊榮我們救主－神的道。

不可私竊財物；要凡事顯出完美的忠誠，好事事都能榮耀我們救主上帝的教導。

不可私竊財物；要凡事顯出完美的忠誠，好事事都能榮耀我們救主神的教導。

不偷拿主人的東西，為人要忠信可靠，好凡事尊崇我們救主上帝的教導。

不要私取財物，卻要顯示絕對的誠實，好使我們救主神的道理，在凡事上都得著尊榮。

不私拿東西，卻證顯出十分實在的忠誠，好在一切事上給我們的拯救者上帝之教義增光彩。

不可私拿東西，反要顯出所有美好的忠信，好在一切事上為神我們救主的教導增添光彩。

毋私取、惟表其忠、俾凡事修明我救者上帝之道、

無私取、盡厥忠於百事、丕顯我救主上帝之教、

勿竊其物、惟當盡忠、以致凡事榮我救主天主之教、○

毋私取、披心相付、忠於所事；此正所以顯揚我等救主天主之聖道、於日用之間也。

and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.

They must not steal from them. Instead, they must show that they can be trusted completely. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior appealing in every way.

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

not stealing, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.

not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.

Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

The Lord gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the Lord placed you in my power, for you are the Lord’s anointed one.

But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.

Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.

Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself,“ My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.”So Gehazi set off after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him.“ Is everything all right?” Naaman asked.“ Yes,” Gehazi said,“ but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”“ By all means, take twice as much silver,” Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.But when they arrived at the citadel, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he went and hid the gifts inside the house.

But Joseph refused.“ Look,” he told her,“ my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.”

“ If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

“ But sir,” Ahimelech replied,“ is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son in law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!

“ A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.

so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching.

I will search for faithful people to be my companions. Only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me.

Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful.

This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.

Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life.

The man replied,‘ I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him,‘ Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.’“‘ And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man.‘ I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply.‘ Here,’ the manager said,‘ take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.’“ The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

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.

See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”

You have rummaged through everything I own. Now show me what you found that belongs to you! Set it out here in front of us, before our relatives, for all to see. Let them judge between us!“ For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.

He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest.Then Peter said,“ Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.