Ephesians 4:28

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Summary

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Him that

Steal no more

Labour

2 Thessalonians 3:6

That he

General references

Exodus 20:15

Deuteronomy 5:19

Psalm 104:23

Bible References

Him that

"You shall not steal.

"Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is Yahweh?' or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,

There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land; for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on the one side; and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off according to it on the other side.

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

Steal no more

Teach me that which I don't see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?

He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."

Labour

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

That he

He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."

He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, "Buy what things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

General references

"You shall not steal.

"Neither shall you steal.

Man goes forth to his work, to his labor until the evening.