把饭摆在他面前，叫他吃，他却说：“我不吃，等我说明白我的事情再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

把食物摆在他面前，请他吃。他却说：“我不吃，等我把我的事情说完了再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

把食物摆在他面前，请他吃。他却说：“我不吃，等我把我的事情说完了再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

他们备好了晚餐给他吃，老总管却说：“不，等我说明来意后再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

然后在他面前摆上食物，但那人说：“除非等我说完了我的事，我不会吃。”拉班说：“请说。”

当食物摆在那人面前请他吃的时候，他却说：“我不吃，等我说完了我的事再吃。”拉班说：“请说吧。”

把飯擺在他面前，叫他吃，他卻說：「我不吃，等我說明白我的事情再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

把食物擺在他面前，請他吃。他卻說：「我不吃，等我把我的事情說完了再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

把食物擺在他面前，請他吃。他卻說：「我不吃，等我把我的事情說完了再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

他們備好了晚餐給他吃，老總管卻說：「不，等我說明來意後再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」

然後在他面前擺上食物，但那人說：“除非等我說完了我的事，我不會吃。”拉班說：“請說。”

就有食物擺在他面前、要給他喫；他卻說：『非等到把我的事說明白了，我是不喫的。』拉班說：『請說。』

當食物擺在那人面前請他吃的時候，他卻說：「我不吃，等我說完了我的事再吃。」拉班說：「請說吧。」

陳食其前以食之、僕曰、吾事未述、不敢先食、曰、請述之、

肆筵令食。僕曰、我事尚未相告、不敢先食。曰、願聞其詳。○

為之供食、其人曰、尚未述我事、我不敢先食、曰、請述之、

Then food was set before him, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.”“ Then tell us,” Laban said.

Then food was placed in front of him. But he said,“ I won’t eat until I’ve told you what I have to say.”“ Then tell us,” Laban said.

Then food was set before him to eat. But he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said,“ Speak on.”

Then food was served. But Abraham’s servant said,“ I don’t want to eat until I have told you why I have come.”“ All right,” Laban said,“ tell us.”

A meal was set before him, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” So Laban said,“ Please speak.”

But when food was set before him to eat, he said,“ I will not eat until I have stated my business.” And he said,“ Speak on.”

Food was set before him to eat, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have told about my errand.” And he said,“ Speak on.”

And there was set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

A meal was set before him, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” So Laban said,“ Please speak.”

And there was set[ meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

When food was served, he said,“ I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”“ Tell us,” Laban said.

Food was set before him to eat, but he said,“ I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said,“ Speak on.”

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. (niv)

“ I will not enter my house or go to my bed,I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” (niv)

Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves. These are the things you are to teach and insist on. (niv)

I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. (niv)

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. (niv)

Meanwhile his disciples urged him,“ Rabbi, eat something.”But he said to them,“ I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”Then his disciples said to each other,“ Could someone have brought him food?”“ My food,” said Jesus,“ is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. (niv)

but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (niv)

Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank. (niv)