Hebrews 13:5 Cross References - Mace

⁵ let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

²⁵ I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment?

³⁴ therefore sollicitous about the morrow: for the morrow shall be taken up with the cares of the morrow, the trouble of the day is sufficient for one day.

²² avarice, malice, fraud, impudence, envy, scandal, pride, vanity.

¹⁴ the soldiers too made the same demand, how are we to act? he answer'd them, injure no man either by violence or by fraud, and be content with your pay.

¹⁴ the ground over-run with thorns denotes such as have embraced the doctrine, but are so immerst in the business, enjoyments, and pleasures of life, as not to improve it to any real advantage.

¹⁵ then he said to them, take care to be clear of all avarice: for the enjoyment of life does not depend upon the having large possessions. ¹⁶ to which purpose he propos'd to them this parable: a rich man had some land that was very fruitful. ¹⁷ and thus he reason'd with himself, what shall I do for want of room to store up my crop? ¹⁸ this will I do, said he, I will pull down my barns, and build greater: and there I will bestow all my rich product. ¹⁹ then I will say to my soul, soul, you have many enjoyments in reserve for a number of years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. ²⁰ but God said to him, thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee: who then shall enjoy what thou hast provided? ²¹ such is he, who heaps up his treasure here, and makes no provision for another world.

¹³ a servant cannot serve two masters: for either he will neglect the one, and attend the other; or he will be attached to the first, and misbehave to the last. you cannot serve God and mammon. ¹⁴ The Pharisees too, who were noted for avarice, heard all this discourse, and treated him with derision.

²⁹ they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity;

¹¹ but my meaning was, not to keep company with any christian known to be vicious, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, no not even to eat with such a one.

¹⁰ nor thieves, nor misers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor raparees, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

³ But fornication, and all impurity, or inordinate desire, let it not be approved by you, as being unworthy of christians: neither ribaldry,

⁵ for this you know, that no licentious or dissolute person, no lewd libertine, that is, an idolater, hath any part in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

¹¹ it is not my indigence that makes me say this: for I have learn'd, in whatevever state I am, therewith to be content: I know how to be in want, ¹² I know how to abound: every where, and in every circumstance, I have been prepar'd for fulness or famine, for plenty or penury:

⁵ Mortify therefore your sensual appetites, fornication, impurity, irregular passions, wicked desires, and that licentiousness practised by idolaters.

³ not given to wine or violence, but of a gentle temper, averse to contention and avarice: a master of economy,

⁶ Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain. ⁷ as we brought nothing into the world, certain it is, we can carry nothing away. having therefore food and raiment, ⁸ we ought to think that sufficient. but they who will be rich, expose ⁹ themselves to temptations and snares, and to many foolish noxious passions, which plunge men into ruin and perdition. for the love of money is the root of all evil: ¹⁰ which some having obtain'd, have revolted from the faith, and brought upon themselves variety of piercing pains.

³ By their artful discourses they will make you the tools of their avarice; but their condemnation has been a long time advancing, and their ruin is far from lingring.

¹⁴ their eyes are inflam'd with adultery, and unextinguishable vice: they insnare the souls of the inconstant. their minds are practis'd in the arts of avarice: an execrable race, who have deserted the right way,

¹¹ unhappy creatures! they have followed the practices of Cain, they have addicted themselves to the mercenary illusions of Balaam, and perish in their rebellion like Core.