“ Don’t take any money in your money belts— no gold, silver, or even copper coins.

腰袋里不要带金银铜钱；

腰袋里不要带金银铜钱；

腰袋里不要带金银铜钱；

出门时钱袋里不要带金、银、铜币，

你们腰袋里不要带金、银、铜钱；

腰包里不要带金银或铜钱。

腰袋裏不要帶金銀銅錢；

腰袋裏不要帶金銀銅錢；

腰袋裏不要帶金銀銅錢；

出門時錢袋裡不要帶金、銀、銅幣，

你們腰袋裡不要帶金、銀、銅錢；

腰袋裏不要帶金銀或銅錢；

腰包裡不要帶金銀或銅錢。

勿備金銀銅於袋、

金三品、勿貯於橐、

金銀銅、勿備於爾腰帶、

毋攜金銀錢幣於爾腰帶。

“ Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—

“ Do not get any gold, silver or copper to take with you in your belts.

Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts,

Don’t acquire gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.

Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,

Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,

Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;

Don’t take along gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

Don’t take any gold, silver, or brass in your money belts.

Then Jesus asked them,“ When I sent you out to preach the Good News and you did not have money, a traveler’s bag, or an extra pair of sandals, did you need anything?”“ No,” they replied.

“ Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them.“ Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes.Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick— no food, no traveler’s bag, no money.He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.“ Wherever you go,” he said,“ stay in the same house until you leave town.But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.“ Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say,‘ May God’s peace be on this house.’If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you.Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.“ If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you.Heal the sick, and tell them,‘ The Kingdom of God is near you now.’But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say,‘ We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this— the Kingdom of God is near!’I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.

What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk?Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing?For the law of Moses says,“ You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this?Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink?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.Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.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.Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God has given me this sacred trust.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.Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law.When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing.I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.