All day long they hunger for more. But godly people give without holding back.

有终日贪得无厌的；义人施舍而不吝惜。

有人终日贪得无餍，义人却施舍而不吝惜。

有人终日贪得无餍，义人却施舍而不吝惜。

懒人整天贪得无厌，义人施舍毫不吝啬。

他终日贪得无厌，但义人施予毫不吝啬。

有人终日贪得无厌；义人给予而不保留。

有終日貪得無饜的；義人施捨而不吝惜。

有人終日貪得無饜，義人卻施捨而不吝惜。

有人終日貪得無饜，義人卻施捨而不吝惜。

懶人整天貪得無厭，義人施捨毫不吝嗇。

他終日貪得無厭，但義人施予毫不吝嗇。

他終日貪得無饜；但義人卻施捨而不吝惜。

有人終日貪得無厭；義人給予而不保留。

有人終日貪求、義者施舍不吝、

怠者終日貪謀、義人博施不吝。

惰者終日貪圖而不得、善人有餘、施舍不吝、

All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.

All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare.

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

The godly are always giving and lending freely. Their children will be a blessing.

As you know, we never praised you if we didn’t mean it. We didn’t put on a mask to cover up any sinful desire. God is our witness that this is true.We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.Instead, we were like young children when we were with you. As a mother feeds and cares for her little children,we cared for you. We loved you so much. So we were happy to share with you God’s good news. We were also happy to share our lives with you.Brothers and sisters, I am sure you remember how hard we worked. We labored night and day while we preached to you God’s good news. We didn’t want to cause you any expense.

Give to everyone who asks you. And if anyone takes what belongs to you, don’t ask to get it back.Do to others as you want them to do to you.“ Suppose you love those who love you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners love those who love them.And suppose you do good to those who are good to you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners do that.And suppose you lend money to those who can pay you back. Should anyone praise you for that? Even a sinner lends to sinners, expecting them to pay everything back.But love your enemies. Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will receive a lot in return. And you will be children of the Most High God. He is kind to people who are evil and are not thankful.So have mercy, just as your Father has mercy.

They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever. They will be powerful and honored.

You do well in everything else. You do well in faith and in speaking. You do well in knowledge and in complete commitment. And you do well in the love we have helped to start in you. So make sure that you also do well in the grace of giving to others.I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to test you. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.

Anyone who has been stealing must never steal again. Instead, they must work. They must do something useful with their own hands. Then they will have something to give to people in need.

It is written,“ They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever.”( Psalm 112:9)God supplies seed for the person who plants. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works.You will be made rich in every way. Then you can always give freely. We will take your many gifts to the people who need them. And they will give thanks to God.Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God.You have shown yourselves to be worthy by what you have given. So other people will praise God because you obey him. That proves that you really believe the good news about Christ. They will also praise God because you share freely with them and with everyone else.Their hearts will be filled with love for you when they pray for you. God has given you grace that is better than anything.

Give to the one who asks you for something. Don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow something from you.

I haven’t longed for anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.You yourselves know that I have used my own hands to meet my needs. I have also met the needs of my companions.In everything I did, I showed you that we must work hard and help the weak. We must remember the words of the Lord Jesus. He said,‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”