Some people pretend to be rich but have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but have great wealth.

假作富足的，却一无所有；装作穷乏的，却广有财物。

假冒富足的，一无所有；装作穷乏的，多有财物。

假冒富足的，一无所有；装作穷乏的，多有财物。

有人强充富有，其实身无分文；有人假装贫穷，却是腰缠万贯。

有人自充富足，却一无所有；有人假装贫穷，财物却极多。

有人假作富有，却一无所有；有人假作贫穷，却多有财物。

假作富足的，卻一無所有；裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。

假冒富足的，一無所有；裝作窮乏的，多有財物。

假冒富足的，一無所有；裝作窮乏的，多有財物。

有人強充富有，其實身無分文；有人假裝貧窮，卻是腰纏萬貫。

有人自充富足，卻一無所有；有人假裝貧窮，財物卻極多。

有的人假裝着富足，卻一無所有；有的人裝作窮乏，卻多有財物。

有人假作富有，卻一無所有；有人假作貧窮，卻多有財物。

有自富而實空虛、有自貧而實豐裕、

有貧者佯為富、有富者佯為貧。

有自顯為富者而一無所有、有自稱為貧者而廣有貲財、

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.

There is one who pretends to be rich but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet[ hath] nothing:[ there is] that maketh himself poor, yet[ hath] great riches.

There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed.‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said.‘ I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.’“ But the tax collector stood farther away than the Pharisee. He would not even look up to heaven. He brought his hand to his heart and prayed. He said,‘ God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.’“ I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

You say,“ I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.

“ That is how it will be for whoever stores things away for themselves but is not rich in the sight of God.”

One person gives freely but gets even richer. Another person doesn’t give what they should but gets even poorer.

Being nobody and having a servant is better than pretending to be somebody and having no food.

We are fools for Christ. But you are so wise in Christ! We are weak. But you are so strong! You are honored. But we are looked down on!Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are being treated badly. We have no homes.

We are sad, but we are always full of joy. We are poor, but we make many people rich. We have nothing, but we own everything.

Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn’t come from us.

Sell what you own. Give to those who are poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out. Store up riches in heaven that will never be used up. There, no thief can come near it. There, no moth can destroy it.

Sell your grain in the market overseas. After a while you might earn something from it.Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

They promise to give freedom to these new believers. But they themselves are slaves to sinful living. That’s because“ people are slaves to anything that controls them.”

Money gained in the wrong way disappears. But money gathered little by little grows.

My dear brothers and sisters, listen to me. Hasn’t God chosen those who are poor in the world’s eyes to be rich in faith? Hasn’t he chosen them to receive the kingdom? Hasn’t he promised it to those who love him?

You already have everything you want, don’t you? Have you already become rich? Have you already begun to rule? And did you do that without us? I wish that you really had begun to rule. Then we could also rule with you!

‘ I know that you suffer and are poor. But you are rich! Some people say they are Jews but are not. I know that their words are evil. Their worship comes from Satan.