2 Kings 5:16

Elisha's Greedy Servant Gehazi

¹⁵ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him. And he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, take a present from thy se ¹⁶ But he said, As LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused. ¹⁷ And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to thy servant two mules' burden of dirt, for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to LORD.

As the Lord Lives

Living God

Elisha

Jehovah

Naaman

2 Kings 3:14

And Elisha said, As LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.

2 Kings 5:26

And he said to him, Did not my heart go [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 m

Genesis 14:22-23

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Daniel 5:17

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another. Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

1 Kings 13:8

And the man of God said to the king, If thou will give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

1 Kings 18:15

And Elijah said, As LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.

Matthew 10:8

Heal those who are feeble, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.

Acts 8:18-20

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he brought money to them,

Acts 20:33-35

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

1 Corinthians 6:12

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under control by anything.

1 Corinthians 10:32-33

Become ye inoffensive both to Jews and to Greeks, and to the church of God,

2 Corinthians 11:9-10

And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept, and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

2 Corinthians 12:14

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.