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2 Kings 5:26

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24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.

25 When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.

But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?

27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.

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BSB
But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
KJV
And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
WEB
He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
ASV
And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
DARBY
And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?
BLB
And he said to him, “Did my heart not go when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? [Is it] the time to receive silver, and to receive garments, and olive groves, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
ÅB
Men han sa til ham: Var jeg ikke til stede i ånden da mannen vendte om fra sin vogn og gikk deg i møte? Er det nå tid til å ta imot sølv og få seg klær og oljetrær og vingårder og småfe og storfe og tjenere og tjenestepiker?
OTB
Da sa han til ham, “Gikk ikke mitt hjerte med deg, da mannen vendte seg fra sin vogn for å møte deg? Er det en tid for å ta imot penger, og å ta imot klær, olivenlunder, vingårder, sauer, okser, mannlige og kvinnelige tjenere?
B1930
Men han sa til ham: Var jeg ikke til stede i ånden da mannen vendte om fra sin vogn og gikk dig i møte? Er det nu tid til å ta imot sølv og få sig klær og oljetrær og vingårder og småfe og storfe og tjenere og tjenestepiker?

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  • Colossians 2:5

    For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:3

    Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.

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  • 2 Kings 6:12

    But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”

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  • Acts 20:35

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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  • 2 Kings 5:16

    But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

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  • Matthew 10:8

    Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:11–12

    If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9

    nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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