2 Kings 5:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

Gehazi

Acts 8:18

My master

Luke 16:8

John 12:5

Acts 5:2

And take

General references

Matthew 26:9

Bible References

Gehazi

Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Jesus answered them, Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and carried the money put therein.

And supper being served, (the devil having now injected into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, that he should betray him;)

Now when Simon saw, that by the imposition of the apostles' hands, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

My master

And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light.

Wherefore was not this aromatic ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?

and secreted a part of the price paid, his wife also being privy to the transaction, and he brought a part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

And take

Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man's life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.

For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.

for Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is gone unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.

For a bishop ought to be irreproachable, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not irritable, not addicted to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy of filthy lucre;

feed the flock of God which is among you, exercising your pastoral office not of necessity, but of choice, not for base gain, but with alacrity of mind;

having eyes full of adultery, and insatiable of sin; ensnaring souls of no stability; having a heart practised in all the wiles of covetousness; children for a curse:

General references

For this ointment might have been sold for a considerable sum, and given to the poor.