“ I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes.

我未曾贪图一个人的金、银、衣服。

我未曾贪图一个人的金、银或衣服。

我未曾贪图一个人的金、银或衣服。

我从未贪图别人的金银和衣服，

我从来没有贪图任何人的金银或衣服。

我没有渴望过任何人的金子、银子或衣服。

我未曾貪圖一個人的金、銀、衣服。

我未曾貪圖一個人的金、銀或衣服。

我未曾貪圖一個人的金、銀或衣服。

我從未貪圖別人的金銀和衣服，

我從來沒有貪圖任何人的金銀或衣服。

我沒有貪圖過一個人的金銀或服裝。

我沒有渴望過任何人的金子、銀子或衣服。

我未始貪人之金銀衣服、

我未嘗貪人金銀幣帛、

我未嘗貪人金銀衣服、

吾未嘗貪圖他人之金銀衣服；

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I haven’t longed for anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.

I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.

And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.

Please open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone, nor led anyone astray, nor taken advantage of anyone.

What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone. That’s why I never demand my rights when I preach the Good News.

Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start now. In fact, I would rather die than lose my right to boast about preaching without charge.

Now I am coming to you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you. I don’t want what you have— I want you. After all, children don’t provide for their parents. Rather, parents provide for their children.I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me.Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.But how? Did any of the men I sent to you take advantage of you?

Never once did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get your money!

Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly— not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.

Now testify against me in the presence of the Lord and before his anointed one. Whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong.”“ No,” they replied,“ you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.”“ The Lord and his anointed one are my witnesses today,” Samuel declared,“ that my hands are clean.”“ Yes, he is a witness,” they replied.

Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord,“ Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them.”