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 Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

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

This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and bare what was put therein.

And while they were at supper (the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,

And Simon seeing that thro' laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Ghost was given,

My master

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

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

And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and, bringing a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

And take

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

But they that desire to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

For Demas hath forsaken me, loving the present world, and is gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not desirous of filthy gain:

Feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint, but willingly, not for filthy gain, but of a ready mind,

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin; beguiling unstable souls, having hearts exercised with covetousness, accursed children:

General references

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