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 of Cana, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.

Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you twelve? and one of you is a devil!

And this he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and bore what was put therein.

And supper being served,the Devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,

But Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles hands, offered them money,

My master

And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?

and kept back part of the price, his wife also having knowledge of it; and brought a certain part, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

And take

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.

But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

For Demas forsook me, because he loved the present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

For a bishop must be without reproach, as Gods steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind;

having eyes full of an adulteress, and that cannot cease from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, children of a curse,

General references

For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.